MOSCOW, May 31 (RIA Novosti) - A criminal investigation has been launched after an Azerbaijani market worker was found dead in an apartment in south Moscow, a local police spokesman said.
The body of the 39-year-old was found Wednesday evening. According to medical experts, he died two days earlier from numerous stab wounds.
"The criminals tied their victim up, put a plastic bag over his head, tortured him and then killed him," the spokesman said.