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COVID Vaccine Creator Found Strangled to Death in His Apartment

03 March 2023 19:09 (UTC +04:00)

Russian virologist who helped develop the country's COVID vaccine has been found dead after an altercation with an intruder in his Moscow apartment, according to reports in local media, APA reports citing newsweek.

Andrey Botikov, one of 18 scientists who developed the Sputnik V vaccine at the Gamaleya National Research Center, was identified as the man who had been discovered strangled in his Rogova Street home on March 2, Regnum reported, citing official sources. It previously reported that he had survived the attack.

The Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) has now opened a murder investigation, believing that a 29-year-old man strangled the scientist with a belt during a disagreement before fleeing the scene.