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A jealous groom has been jailed for 18 years for beating his new wife to death on their wedding day in front of shocked guests.
Stepan Dolgikh, 35, beat the woman Oksana Poludentseva, 36, to death and dumped her body in a ravine in Novosibirsk, Russia.
The unrepentant killer told a court that he believed his new girlfriend had cheated on him.
Dolgikh had previously been convicted of murder, but the woman, who met him while in prison as a pen pal, believed she could tame him.
Witness
Witnesses said he started kicking and beating the mother-of-one, Poludentseva, after becoming “jealous” of her communication with another guest at her wedding party at a private home in Chik village.
He accused his new wife of “improper conduct,” it was alleged.
Investigation
Lead investigator Kirill Petrushin said: “He started hitting her and kicking her out of the house.”
He kept attacking her in the house.
“He grabbed her hair, hit her, pushed her into the street, where he continued to hit her on her body and on her head as well.” When she appeared lifeless, he “threw her into a nearby ravine.”
The incident occurred just hours after the couple exchanged vows at their wedding.
Other guests were reportedly too scared to intervene but called the police.
The boyfriend was arrested on the spot by the Russian National Guard. Dolgikh confessed to the murder, said Petrushin, a senior regional investigator with the Russian Investigative Commission.
“He beat her for a long time, in front of witnesses, and hit her vital organs, torso and head,” he said.
He has “fully admitted his guilt during the investigation,” but he has shown no remorse, he said.
“I was jealous of her with one of the male guests,” Petrushin said.
“It seemed to her husband that he had misbehaved, which caused a scandal. The rest were afraid of him, so they tried to intervene, but were pushed back.”
A friend said: “She really loved him and she was waiting to be released.”
The man had previously been convicted of murder and robbery, but Poludentseva believed she could help improve her life.
“The deceased woman knew about her criminal record,” Petrushin said.
“They met while she was serving a prison sentence for her previous crimes.”
He added: “She didn’t think that while she was drinking alcohol or just in a fit of rage, someone like him would go over the edge and commit a serious crime.”
