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| Bolshoi dancer Dmitrichenko 'confesses' to acid attack | Bolshoi dancer Dmitrichenko 'confesses' to acid attack |
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| A Bolshoi Ballet soloist and two other men have confessed to an acid attack on the company's artistic director, say Moscow police. | A Bolshoi Ballet soloist and two other men have confessed to an acid attack on the company's artistic director, say Moscow police. |
| Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko - the alleged mastermind of the attack - was detained on Tuesday with Yuri Zarutsky, suspected of carrying it out. | Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko - the alleged mastermind of the attack - was detained on Tuesday with Yuri Zarutsky, suspected of carrying it out. |
| A man accused of driving a getaway vehicle is also being held. | A man accused of driving a getaway vehicle is also being held. |
| Sergei Filin's eyesight was badly damaged when a masked attacker threw sulphuric acid in his face in January. | Sergei Filin's eyesight was badly damaged when a masked attacker threw sulphuric acid in his face in January. |
| After a series of operations on his eyes, he has been moved to Germany, where doctors have expressed hope that months of further treatment may be able to restore good vision. | After a series of operations on his eyes, he has been moved to Germany, where doctors have expressed hope that months of further treatment may be able to restore good vision. |
| The 42-year-old also suffered facial disfigurement during the 17 January attack, outside his Moscow home. | The 42-year-old also suffered facial disfigurement during the 17 January attack, outside his Moscow home. |
| It opened a window into bitter infighting and rivalries inside the Bolshoi theatre, shocking Russians, correspondents say. | It opened a window into bitter infighting and rivalries inside the Bolshoi theatre, shocking Russians, correspondents say. |
| 'Signed confessions' | 'Signed confessions' |
| Mr Dmitrichenko's flat was searched by Moscow police on Tuesday before all three suspects were confirmed as being detained. They have been held overnight. | |
| "At the current time all three have signed confessions and have been placed under arrest," Moscow police said on Wednesday. | |
| "The necessary investigative work is being undertaken to establish all the circumstances of the crime." | "The necessary investigative work is being undertaken to establish all the circumstances of the crime." |
| Confessions are common in Russia, though often the accused later complain of mistreatment, says the BBC's Daniel Sandford in Moscow. | |
| The dancer, who has been with the troupe since 2002, is not one of the half-dozen very senior male dancers at the company, known as premiers, but he is a leading soloist one level down. | The dancer, who has been with the troupe since 2002, is not one of the half-dozen very senior male dancers at the company, known as premiers, but he is a leading soloist one level down. |
| He has been performing the lead role in Sergei Prokofiev's Ivan The Terrible. | He has been performing the lead role in Sergei Prokofiev's Ivan The Terrible. |
| It is unclear whether Mr Zarutsky or the alleged driver, named as Andrei Lipatov, have any connection to the Bolshoi. | It is unclear whether Mr Zarutsky or the alleged driver, named as Andrei Lipatov, have any connection to the Bolshoi. |
| Police have questioned several Bolshoi employees as potential witnesses. | Police have questioned several Bolshoi employees as potential witnesses. |
| They are treating the attack as a premeditated act of grievous bodily harm, motivated by Mr Filin's professional activities. | They are treating the attack as a premeditated act of grievous bodily harm, motivated by Mr Filin's professional activities. |