Victims disbelieve repentance of killer of North-Ossetian woman

In his last plea, Vadim Tekhov, sentenced to 16 years in a high-security colony for killing his ex-wife, Regina Gagieva, has pled guilty and repented. The victims failed to believe in his sincerity. The founder of the "Khotae" community to help domestic violence victims has stated that activists are satisfied with the verdict.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on February 24, 2021, Vadim Tekhov was found guilty of murder, beatings, threat of murder and attempted murder. The verdict is too humane, Instagram users are convinced.

In her turn, Victoria Sheveleva, an advocate, has explained that for the article, imputed to Tekhov, this is the maximum prison term that can be appointed.

She has added that at the trial, Tekhov constantly interrupted the speakers, behaved very provocatively, and "tried to tarnish the memory of the murdered woman."

It was very hard for Roxana, a casualty's sister, to withstand this stressful situation, Ms Sheveleva has stated.

Agunda Bekoeva, the founder of the "Khotae" community, believes that the public outcry has affected the court's judgement in Tekhov's case.

"This is a case that will be important for our republic; it will increase attention to the problem, but I am not ready to say that it will really stop someone. In order to stop rapists, tough legislative instruments are needed, but at the same time, the outcry and sense of justice give some hope," Ms Bekoeva believes.