Russian doctor murdered in Hodeidah [Archives:2005/823/Local News]
March 10 2005
Yasser Mohammed Al-Mayyasi
Mrs Sankita Elinia, 30, a Russian physician who has worked in Yemen for a long time was killed in the commercial zone in Hodeidah on Feb.7.
The victim was found dead inside her apartment after being stabbed several times with a sharp dragger.
The Russian doctor was a specialist in nostril and laryngeal diseases, working in al-Hayat Private Hospital, and was married to a Russian national residing in the UAE.
The security authorities are still investigating the motives to the crime and the doctor's killers.
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