The motive for the murder of 50-year-old painter Arkadi Kazinyan from St. Petersburg was revenge 
The motive for the murder of 50-year-old St. Petersburg became revenge. Details of the incident were revealed by one of the suspects in the crime, a 26-year-old native of the Luhansk region, writes “Fontanka”.
It is noted that one of the suspects, a 23-year-old man who lived in the attic of a house on Bolshaya Zelenina Street, harbored a grudge against Kazinyan after the fight. He called for help from a friend with whom he had previously drunk alcohol. The intruders attacked the painter in the garage on Laboratornaya Street and allegedly stabbed him with knives. Later, a 23-year-old man asked another acquaintance to help transport the corpse. The criminals set fire to the garage to cover their tracks.
During a trip on the A-121 “Sortavala” highway, the driver lost control, crashing into a bump stop. As a result of the collision, Kazinyan's body fell out of the trunk. The intruders fled from the scene of the accident, later they were detained by the police.
Previously, photos and names of the main suspects in the murder of the painter appeared on the network. It was reported that the attackers were 26-year-old Yan Shchepanovskiy and 23-year-old Yegor Komarov.