FILE PHOTO: Police officers detain LGBT activist Yelena Grigoryeva during a rally held by activists of a local LGBT community, who protest against discrimination in Saint Petersburg, Russia April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police said on Thursday they had detained a man over the fatal stabbing of an LGBT activist near her home in St Petersburg and were not treating the murder as a hate crime.
Elena Grigoryeva, 41, was stabbed eight times in the face and back on Saturday night by an assailant whom she knew following an argument between them, the Investigative Committee, which handles major crimes, said in a statement.
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