Igor Sosin: Russian billionaire’s son Yegor Sosin accused of strangling his mother to death

A guest at the hotel reported seeing the son walking around covered in blood

Emma Henderson
Wednesday 16 December 2015 15:08 GMT
Anastasia Sosina-Novikova and her son Yegor Sosin
Anastasia Sosina-Novikova and her son Yegor Sosin (Anastasia Sosina-Novikova)

The son of a Russian oligarch has been accused of strangling his mother to death in a hotel room, while under the influence of drugs.

Yegor Sosin, the son of Igor Sosin a retail entrepreneur, reportedly killed Anastasia Sosina-Novikova after they had attended a talk on the importance of family.

The 19-year-old was arrested after staff at the Koston Royal Hotel in Kazan, Russia alerted police when they heard loud noises coming from their room.

A guest at the hotel also reported seeing the son walking around covered in blood.

Officers found Ms Sosina-Novikova’s dead body on the bed and her son, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, in the room.

The Mirror reported that according to Russian media, Ms Sosina-Novikova had been strangled by the wire of a charger.

The pair were attending the Family Constellations and Cosmic Power workshop run by German psychotherapist, Bert Hellinger.

Koston Royal Hotel in Kazan, Russia
Koston Royal Hotel in Kazan, Russia (Google Maps)

In a police interview, Sosin reportedly said: “I met with mother for some kind of treatment procedures, mother gave me some pills.

“And later in the apartment – that is, our hotel – some strange things started happening, hallucinations, as I see it now,” according to the IBTimes.

Ms Sosina-Novikova is divorced from Mr Sosin, the owner of a number of stores that sell construction and renovation materials.

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