Russian ‘sausage king’ Vladimir Marugov killed with a crossbow in the...

The couple were in a banya – a traditional Russian sauna – on Mr. Marugov’s estate when several masked men entered, handcuffed them, and “demanded that they give up the money they kept in their home,” the Russian investigative committee said.

In a statement, the committee – the FBI’s Russian equivalent – said the woman managed to escape through the window and call the police.

“While inspecting the scene, investigators grabbed the crossbow with which the man was shot,” he added.

The victim was not named, but Russian media widely reported that it was Mr. Marugov, who owns some of the largest meat processing plants in the country, including Meat Empire and Ozyorsky Sausages.

His body was found at the scene with a crossbow next to it.

Die Moscow Times The attackers reportedly escaped in a car that was later found near the city of Istra, west of the Russian capital.

A male suspect was arrested, Russian news agencies reported.

The daily mail It was also reported that Mr. Marugov was tortured for an hour before he died.

Mr Marugov had been embroiled in a publicly known conflict over property rights with his ex-wife Tatyana Marugova. Die Moscow Times said.

There were rumors that Mr. Marugov was facing financial difficulties.

Tatyana Marugova, a poet, asked for prayers for her ex-husband and son in a post on Instagram.

The couple’s 25-year-old son, Alexander Marugov, died in a motorcycle accident in 2019.

– with AFP