A mother-of-two sent this selfie to her brother minutes before she was strangled to death by her date for ‘refusing to have sex with him’, police believe.
Rasim Sadykov, 30, is alleged to have brutally killed Olga Emelyanova after promising to take her on a romantic picnic on the outskirts of Salavat, Russia.
Olga – who had recently separated from her husband – met her alleged murderer on a lonely hearts website, it is believed.
Sadykov was tracked down by police after he was pictured with a smiling Olga in a photograph sent to her brother Evgeny Andreev.
A mother-of-two sent this selfie to her brother minutes before she was strangled to death by her date for ‘refusing to have sex with him’, police believe
Olga Emelyanova (pictured) – who had recently separated from her husband – met her alleged murderer on a lonely hearts website, it is believed
In text messages to her sibling, Ogla said ‘I am being driven somewhere’, prompting him to ask ‘to the woods?’ and her to respond ‘yes’, with a smiley face emoji.
Sadykov told police that he strangled Olga with a piece of string before hiding her body in bushes. It was six days before her remains were found on the city outskirts.
‘He thought he had done everything to avoid being detained,’ reported NTV channel. ‘He his the body, threw away evidence and even managed to move to another city.
‘There was not a single witness of this cruel murder. But he failed to take into account one moment – his victim took a selfie shortly before she was killed.
‘Soon after sending the message Olga went offline and stopped answering messages. Her family went to the police.
‘Six days after the selfie was sent her body was found in the bushes in the suburbs of the city.’
Taken to the crime scene for a reconstruction of the murder (pictured), he said: ‘Everything was going well. It was very romantic’
In text messages to her brother, Ogla said ‘I am being driven somewhere’, prompting him to ask ‘to the woods?’ and her to respond ‘yes’, with a smiley face emoji
Sadykov told police that he strangled Olga with a piece of string before hiding her body in bushes. It was six days before her remains were found on the city outskirts
Taken to the crime scene for a reconstruction of the murder, he said: ‘Everything was going well. It was very romantic.’
He claimed she had suddenly grabbed his collar and shaken it. ‘At that moment all I remember was my hand going like this,’ he said.
He gestured showing how he had pulled string from his pocket and used it to strange Olga.
Police suspect he had demanded sex and she had refused. Sadykov has been detained for two months pending further investigations.
If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in jail.
Olga’s estranged husband Roman, 32, is now caring for their two children, Denis, 10, and Kristina, 3.
He wrote a poignant social media message: ‘Rest in peace, honey… I loved you, love now and will love… thanks to all for your support…’
Olga’s estranged husband Roman, 32, (pictured right) is now caring for their two children, Denis, 10, and Kristina, 3