A Russian court has sentenced a man to 19 years in a penal colony for the 2018 murder of his girlfriend, a crime prosecutors described as being carried out with "special cruelty" and involving acts of cannibalism and desecration. A Russian man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for the brutal 2018 murder of his girlfriend, a crime that shocked investigators with its extreme violence and elements of cannibalism. Dmitry Luchin, then 23, was convicted of killing 45-year-old Olga Budunova after visiting her apartment under the pretense of celebrating International Women's Day. According to trial proceedings, Luchin struck Budunova repeatedly with a wine bottle before using a meat cleaver to dismember her body. Prosecutors detailed that Luchin then committed further acts of desecration, including roasting and consuming parts of her brain and drinking her blood. He is also reported to have scrawled insults on her body and drawn occult symbols on th...
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