Man 'fond of BDSM' kills flight attendant lover after spending night at hotel because she allegedly cheated on him
A financial trader "fond of BDSM" has been arrested by Russian police for allegedly killing a flight attendant, whom he had met for sex at a four-star hotel at the airport. The 25-year-old Nikita Enin was arrested after he confessed to the murder of his 23-year-old lover, stewardess Albina Mukhametzyanova. A large manhunt had been launched in Moscow for Nikita after Albina was found strangled in the bath of their suite. According to Nikita, a cryptocurrency specialist, he was overcome with jealousy after snooping through Albina's phone following a night they spent together in a hotel at the city's Vnukovo Airport.
Albina's friends revealed that the couple had recently gotten back together after a split because she had been "scared" when he tried to "strangle" her. The Russian Investigative Committee released a video where Enin said he "killed" the flight attendant "unintentionally" after a "row because she cheated on me".
He also shared that they had spent a "normal" night together, but the following morning, he checked her phone and found things that drove him to lash out at her. In another video, he talked about confronting Albina over why she cheated on him. "She began to speak louder, louder, louder and I just… went crazy," he said.
Nikita was detained after police found him in Kartmazovo village, close to Vnukovo Airport. He was spotted with a black eye at the time, and even resisted arrest and wilded a knife before finally giving in once officers shot in the air. As for Albina, her body was found this week, clothed and in a bath "full of water" at the same hotel where staff alleged that the couple had met regularly in the past, over a period of months, reported Daily Mail.
CCTV footage even showed Nikita at the reception, extending the room for another 24 hours before he disappeared in a taxi, shared the hotel. Staff found Albina's body later. She worked for an airline called I FLY with services to China, Vietnam, and Russian cities.
Nikita's former female colleague, Olga, told REN TV that he was "a bit strange" and had a keenness for bondage. She called him "obsessional" in trying to get close to her when they were coworkers. "I know nothing about his relationship with this girl," she said, adding: "I only know that Nikita was fond of BDSM, often tried to talk about it, about all sorts of bandages, suspensions, and so on." She claimed she had refused to take his calls.
Another acquaintance called Zhanna said he had confessed to her about him and Albina splitting up, some six weeks ago "because he strangled her a little".
"He said that it was 'just a little', but she was scared'." But the couple got back together and following her murder, Nikita as on the run when he reached out to Zhana and alleged that Albina had "cheated on him".
"He got into her social network. He saw that there were some men," she said, adding that he had also told her at the time that Albina had been injured by a car, but soon it as revealed that she had died in the suite. Zhana said: "He asked me to read Tarot cards and divine what would happen. I am shaking after what has happened."
Albina's friends shared how she was living her dream life as a flight attendant in Moscow, where she had moved from her native province of Naberezhnye Chelny three months ago to pursue her career. "She was a very positive person. When we saw her, she never stopped laughing," her 26-year-old sister Landysh said.
She added: "She was so happy and beautiful. I cannot believe that we will never see her again." Albina's family and friends said she hadn't spoken to them about Nikita, who is now in detention following his confession, as law enforcement continue with their investigation.