A four-year-old girl drowned after being forced into a car with the bullet-riddled bodies of her parents and driven into a lake by their killer.
Konstantin, 35, and Inna Larkov, 32, drove two hours across Crimea with their daughter Arina to buy a new car the father found online.
They arrived in the small village of Geroevskoe and were met by two men who claimed to be the owners of the new car.
Konstantin, 35, and Inna Larkov, 32, were shot dead by robbers who they thought were selling them a new car after they
Their four-year-old daughter Arina was then locked in the car with her parents’ bodies and the vehicle pushed into a lake where she drowned
But when the parents got out of their Chevrolet Lanos, one of the men allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the couple repeatedly in the head and chest.
The 28-year-old killer and his accomplice then pocketed the 255,000 RUB (£3,236) Mr Larkov brought to buy the car and stuffed the bodies inside.
They then allegedly forced the terrified girl back into the car before rolling it into the lake.
The bodies were found a few days later after worried neighbours called the police when the family failed to return home or answer their phones.
When the parents got out of their Chevrolet Lanos, one of the men allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the couple repeatedly in the head and chest
The killer and his accomplice pocketed the 255,000 RUB (£3,236) Mr Larkov brought to buy the car and stuffed the bodies inside with the terrified Arina
Little Arina drowned alongside her mother’s body while trapped in the car by the cruel killers
Neighbours in their hometown of Feodosia heard the family dog whining from thirst and hunger, and knowing that they had gone away became concerned.
Police arrested a man who worked as a prison guard and charged him with the family’s murder. He faced life in jail in convicted.
‘The adults died from numerous bullet wounds. After being killed they were put into their car,’ local police said.
‘No bullet wounds or injuries were found on the child’s body. She was forced into the car alive and drowned.’
The bodies were found a few days later after worried neighbours called the police, who hauled the car from the lake