Russian police detain man after finding remains of over 20 female corpses in flat

Police investigating Russian grave robberies are holding a man after the remains of at least 20 women were found in his flat. Mummified remains of 27 women were found in the flat in Nizhny Novgorod, a police source said.

The suspect, 45, is a local historian. He is believed to have dug up the remains of young women at various cemeteries and put dresses on them.



The remains are believed to have been stolen from local graves in Nizhny Novgorod, a city on the Volga. The suspect may be charged with desecrating human remains.

He apparently specialised in exploring cemeteries and was planning to publish a guide book. Differing figures for the number of sets of remains found in the flat were given, from "more than 20" to 27.