Police Detain Suspect in Extinguishing of Serov 'Eternal Flame'

Overview

• Prosecutors said security cameras recorded a woman using a wreath to put out the flame at the World War II memorial in Serov.
• District officers identified and detained the suspect the same day at the memorial complex, according to police spokesman Col. Valery Gorelykh.
• The detainee is a local resident born in 1962 named Tatyana and is known to doctors at a local psychiatric hospital, police said.
• Police are fingerprinting and questioning her before transferring her to investigators for formal interrogation and a decision on pretrial measures.
• The Investigative Committee says the offense could carry up to three years in prison, and investigators are working to determine a motive; Gorelykh said she initially denied involvement before dropping her denials.