From the cage to the prison. A former combatant is accused of a terrible crime

From the cage to the prison. A former combatant is accused of a terrible crime

November 28, 2023, 16:00 Moscow time

This is not the first time Karen Toroyan has appeared in criminal reports.

It often happens that MMA fighters do not achieve success in mixed martial arts and leave for other disciplines, but it also happens that an athlete abandons the right path and comes to fame in a completely different way; We would like to avoid this completely.

Yesterday, November 27, in Novorossiysk it became known about the kidnapping and murder of a 38-year-old woman. Three men committed the crime, one of whom was former MMA fighter Karen Toroyan. According to some sources, he was the head of this small group and, consequently, the organizer. The woman was kidnapped on the second attempt. It is reported that the criminals tried to carry out the plan a few days before, they prepared another’s car, tying up the driver and throwing him in the trunk, but they did not wait for the victim, who did not leave the house that day. The driver of the first car was released safely, but on the day of the kidnapping the same trick was carried out with another car and its driver.

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The woman was attacked on the street and taken in a stolen car to SNT Lesnaya Polyana, where one of the criminals later committed the murder. At the same time, after some time, a message was sent to the deceased’s wife demanding to transfer bitcoins, assuring that his wife was still alive. The victim’s husband is co-owner and director of a large company related to the transportation, storage and trading of grain. Two days later the woman was found dead.

The entire criminal group, including Toroyan, was arrested. First they arrested Ridvan Aliyev, presumably the perpetrator of the crime, and then the others, who had already confessed. Aliyev died in the apartment.

As for Toroyan, he had already served time and often appeared in police reports. He has a criminal record. In 2019 he joined a criminal group involved in extortion, as well as illegal arms and drug trafficking. Then she Karen she was sentenced to six years and one month. While in the colony, the former combatant obtained another sentence for organizing the supply of drugs to a preventive detention center; He received a six-month increase in his sentence. However, Toroyan’s defense eventually managed to appeal the punishment and he was released.

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It should be noted that Karen served her first term in the company of the son of the famous Novorossiysk crime boss, who at one time even influenced criminal activities in France. Now Toroyan faces a much more serious punishment.

Karen’s sporting career was also far from outstanding. As a professional MMA fighter, he only fought in three fights, in two of which he suffered defeats: by knockout and as a result of a choke. Toroyan fought in unremarkable regional promotions: Knock-Out MMA, Tech-Krep Fighting Championship and Plazza Fighting Championship. All three fights took place in 2017, after which Karen abandoned his fighting career and apparently focused on criminal activities, which did not lead to anything good. Yes, and I couldn’t bring it.