MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - An ex-Russian...
Vasily Rukavishnikov, who resigned from the force shortly after the March incident, was found guilty by a court in the Chelyabinsk Region, the regional prosecutor said.
The court heard that on March 12 this year, Rukavishnikov had been sitting in acquaintance and taxi driver Alexander Yegorov"s stationary vehicle in the small town of Varna when a group of young people asked for a ride to their respective homes. Yegorov agreed and Rukavishnikov stayed in the car.
However, after reaching the home of the last passenger, identified only as Nikolai, a conflict arose over the fare. The court heard that 30 rubles was the usual fare for a journey in the town, but that Yegorov demanded three times this sum.
After Nikolai protested that he was unable to pay, Rukavishnikov punched him in the face. The victim was then driven to an allotment owned by a local vocational school and taken to an on-site toilet, where Rukavishnikov proceeded to cut at his neck with a knife concealed
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