Police investigators in Russia’s Kaliningrad region on Monday discovered the decapitated body of the CEO of a local fertilizer company.

Police investigators in Russia’s Kaliningrad region on Monday discovered the decapitated body of the CEO of a local fertilizer company.

The chief executive, Alexei Sinitsyn, is believed to have died by suicide, according to a law enforcement source cited by the Vedomosti business newspaper.

Investigators told state news agencies that Sinitsyn’s body was found with an attached towing cable under a bridge outside the city of Kaliningrad. They said they were establishing the circumstances of his death.

Sinitsyn, 43, was the CEO of K-Potash Service, which has been developing the Nivensky-1 potassium-magnesium deposit in Kaliningrad since 2014. The ambitious project was originally planned to be launched in 2021, but has since been pushed back to 2032.

  • Longpork3@lemmy.nzEnglish
    17·
    18 hours ago

    Eh, this one this actually fairly plausible as a suicide. Noose + drop = decapitation for any significant value of ‘drop’.

      • CannonFodder@lemmy.worldEnglish
        181·
        16 hours ago

        Kinda is. Back in the good ol’ days (/s) when hanging was a typical punishment, the hangman had to know his stuff. Too short a rope and the hangee would dangle, choking / suffocating for minutes. Too much rope and the whole body would yoink off. Gotta get it just right to just instantly break the neck.

      • RepleteLocum@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        4·
        12 hours ago

        It is. If you ever want to hang yourself, don’t jump into it unless you want to spray blood everywhere. It is a genuine consideration when ctbing, since many people don’t want to scar their family or other people.