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| Nikolai Glushkov: Putin critic 'strangled in London home by third party' | Nikolai Glushkov: Putin critic 'strangled in London home by third party' |
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| Nikolai Glushkov was granted political asylum in the UK in 2010 | Nikolai Glushkov was granted political asylum in the UK in 2010 |
| A Russian exile was strangled in his own home by a third party, a coroner has ruled. | A Russian exile was strangled in his own home by a third party, a coroner has ruled. |
| Businessman Nikolai Glushkov, who was critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in New Malden in south-west London in March 2018. | Businessman Nikolai Glushkov, who was critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in New Malden in south-west London in March 2018. |
| West London Coroner's Court heard there was evidence to suggest his death was made to look like a suicide and there had been "third-party involvement". | West London Coroner's Court heard there was evidence to suggest his death was made to look like a suicide and there had been "third-party involvement". |
| Senior coroner Chinyere Inyama ruled that Mr Glushkov was unlawfully killed. | Senior coroner Chinyere Inyama ruled that Mr Glushkov was unlawfully killed. |
| Mr Glushkov fled Russia after being accused of fraud during his time as deputy director of the Aeroflot airline, and was granted political asylum in the UK in 2010. | Mr Glushkov fled Russia after being accused of fraud during his time as deputy director of the Aeroflot airline, and was granted political asylum in the UK in 2010. |
| In 2017, during a trial in absentia, he was sentenced to eight years by a Russian court after being convicted of stealing £87m from the airline. | In 2017, during a trial in absentia, he was sentenced to eight years by a Russian court after being convicted of stealing £87m from the airline. |
| Mr Glushkov, 68, had been due to attend the Commercial Court in London to defend himself on 12 March, the day his body was discovered by his daughter, Natalia. | Mr Glushkov, 68, had been due to attend the Commercial Court in London to defend himself on 12 March, the day his body was discovered by his daughter, Natalia. |
| His death came a week after the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury of the Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. | His death came a week after the Novichok poisoning in Salisbury of the Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. |
| Paramedic Dominic Biel told the inquest the scene of Mr Glushkov's death was "suspicious" and recalled how his partner Denis Trushin said: "Don't touch anything until the police come here - someone's killed him." | Paramedic Dominic Biel told the inquest the scene of Mr Glushkov's death was "suspicious" and recalled how his partner Denis Trushin said: "Don't touch anything until the police come here - someone's killed him." |
| Who was Nikolai Glushkov? | Who was Nikolai Glushkov? |
| Thousands contacted over Kremlin critic's death | Thousands contacted over Kremlin critic's death |
| A pathology report summarised to the court said the injuries "could be consistent with a neck-hold, applied from behind, and the assailant being behind the victim". | A pathology report summarised to the court said the injuries "could be consistent with a neck-hold, applied from behind, and the assailant being behind the victim". |
| It added: "There is a lack of injuries to suggest prolonged grappling or restraint with the third party, and a lack of injuries of a defensive nature to the upper limbs." | It added: "There is a lack of injuries to suggest prolonged grappling or restraint with the third party, and a lack of injuries of a defensive nature to the upper limbs." |
| Recording his verdict, the coroner said: "From all the documentation, all the evidence gathered, Nikolai Glushkov died from an unlawful killing." | Recording his verdict, the coroner said: "From all the documentation, all the evidence gathered, Nikolai Glushkov died from an unlawful killing." |
| Detectives are renewing an appeal for witnesses who were in the New Malden area on 11 and 12 March 2018 | Detectives are renewing an appeal for witnesses who were in the New Malden area on 11 and 12 March 2018 |
| The inquest coincided with a renewed appeal by the Met Police's counter-terrorism unit for more information about the death. | The inquest coincided with a renewed appeal by the Met Police's counter-terrorism unit for more information about the death. |
| Commander Richard Smith said over 1,800 witnesses had been contacted and more than 420 statements taken. | Commander Richard Smith said over 1,800 witnesses had been contacted and more than 420 statements taken. |
| No arrests have been made and a motive is yet to be established, the Met said. | No arrests have been made and a motive is yet to be established, the Met said. |
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| Footage captured on the night before Mr Glushkov's body was found | Footage captured on the night before Mr Glushkov's body was found |
| Mr Glushkov was a close friend of oligarch Boris Berezovsky, a vocal critic of Mr Putin, who was found hanged at his Berkshire home in 2013. | Mr Glushkov was a close friend of oligarch Boris Berezovsky, a vocal critic of Mr Putin, who was found hanged at his Berkshire home in 2013. |
| An inquest into Mr Berezovsky's death recorded an open verdict. | An inquest into Mr Berezovsky's death recorded an open verdict. |