In a series of trials that began on Tuesday, two women are facing charges of murder under bizarre circumstances. In Germany, a 24-year-old German-Iraqi woman is on trial for allegedly murdering a lookalike she found on social media with the intention of faking her own death to escape her strict Iraqi family. This case, referred to as the 'doppelganger murder', began after the accused reportedly found her victim, a beauty blogger, on Instagram. Concurrently, in Russia, a woman is accused of assassinating a prominent pro-war blogger. She told the court that she believed the package she delivered to him in a St Petersburg cafe contained a listening device rather than a bomb.
A 24-year-old German-Iraqi woman accused of killing her doppelganger in 2022 in an effort to fake her own death is now on trial in Germany. https://t.co/2ZiGHulrXM
Trial Begins for Woman Accused of Finding Doppelgänger on Instagram, Then Killing Her in Twisted Plot https://t.co/kqZEcVVJXm via @people
Moscow police have reportedly charged activist / former RT staffer / blogger Masha Baronova with a misdemeanor offense of “discrediting” the Russian military. Masha is as colorful as they come. https://t.co/MQt9t5m3ni
German 'doppelganger murder' trial gets underway as woman is accused of killing a lookalike beauty blogger so she could fake her own death and escape her strict Iraqi family https://t.co/z1Wb4G4BHH https://t.co/4bfoUOUerD
A Russian woman accused of assassinating a prominent pro-war blogger tells the court she thought the package she handed to him in a St. Petersburg cafe contained a listening device, not a bomb. #Russia https://t.co/kbDyKnH9I0
NEW: A woman went on trial in Germany on Tuesday for allegedly murdering a lookalike she found on social media to fake her own death. https://t.co/HcPMUeUxaP
⚠️ WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING RUSSIAN WAR BLOGGER SAYS HANDLER LIED ABOUT BOMB (Reuters) A Russian woman accused of assassinating a prominent pro-war blogger told a court on Tuesday she had thought the package she handed to him in a St Petersburg cafe contained a listening… https://t.co/yFlcZ8B7xH