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Uzbek nanny admits beheading child in Moscow | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A nanny in Russia accused of murdering and then decapitating a little girl in her care has admitted in court that she carried out the act. | |
Gulchekhra Bobokulova, a 38-year-old mother of three, replied "yes" when asked if she accepted her guilt. | |
Russian officials have said Bobokulova was suffering from mental health problems. | Russian officials have said Bobokulova was suffering from mental health problems. |
CCTV appeared to show her, dressed in a hijab, walking near a metro station with a head in her hands. | CCTV appeared to show her, dressed in a hijab, walking near a metro station with a head in her hands. |
Russian media reported that she pulled the head out of a bag and began screaming that she would blow herself up after a police officer asked to see her identity documents. | Russian media reported that she pulled the head out of a bag and began screaming that she would blow herself up after a police officer asked to see her identity documents. |
Russian TV silence over crime | Russian TV silence over crime |
Amateur video posted online showed a black-clad woman shouting "I am a terrorist. I am your death". | Amateur video posted online showed a black-clad woman shouting "I am a terrorist. I am your death". |
Investigators told the Presnensky district court they had not found anyone else involved in the case. | Investigators told the Presnensky district court they had not found anyone else involved in the case. |
But prosecutors also said they believed that Bobokulova had been "incited" to commit the crime. | But prosecutors also said they believed that Bobokulova had been "incited" to commit the crime. |
Investigators believe she waited for the four-year-old girl's parents to leave the home before killing her, setting the apartment on fire and fleeing, the Moscow Times reported. | Investigators believe she waited for the four-year-old girl's parents to leave the home before killing her, setting the apartment on fire and fleeing, the Moscow Times reported. |
Moscow residents have left flowers and children's toys outside the Oktyabrskoye Polye metro station, where Bobokulova was arrested, and outside the murdered child's home. | Moscow residents have left flowers and children's toys outside the Oktyabrskoye Polye metro station, where Bobokulova was arrested, and outside the murdered child's home. |
Reports from Uzbekistan said Bobokulova was known to have suffeed from schizophrenia. | |
Uzbekistan, which like other Central Asian states has a Muslim majority, has long supplied migrant labour for the Russian capital. | Uzbekistan, which like other Central Asian states has a Muslim majority, has long supplied migrant labour for the Russian capital. |