Putin Gives a Pass to Sadistic Killer of 23-Year-Old Student

A Russian man sentenced to 17 years behind bars last year for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend is already free after Vladimir Putin pardoned him in exchange for him serving a stint in the war against Ukraine.

Vladislav Kanyus managed to dodge most of his prison term for the 2020 killing of student Vera Pekhteleva, who was reportedly tortured for hours before Kanyus raped and strangled her. The murder made headlines nationwide when it was revealed that a neighbor who had heard Pekhteleva’s desperate screams had repeatedly called police and been reassured they were on their way, though they never came.

Pekhteleva, 23, was found with more than 110 bruises and knife wounds on her body, and Kanyus raped her as she lied there in agony before strangling her with the cord from an iron. He was sentenced to a lengthy prison term in July 2022, and claimed in court that Vera had “provoked” him, according to local reports.

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