MOSCOW, August 5 (RAPSI) - The Moscow City Court will consider without a jury the case of a Moscow lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people in his office dead last November and has been dubbed the Russian Breivik, RAPSI reports form the courtroom.

The hearing on the merits will be held on August 14. On Monday, the detention of Vinogradov was extended until January.

Vinogradov, 29, a Moscow lawyer, went into the office of the pharmaceutical company he worked for on the morning of November 7 and shot at his colleagues, killing three men and two women and wounding a fourth man, who later died in hospital.

Hours before the shooting, Vinogradov posted a message on a social network about his homicidal plans and expressed hatred for the human race.

Forensic experts confirmed his sanity during the probe, despite his unbalanced state during the shooting spree. Vinogradov was charged under several articles of the Criminal Code, including murder. He may face life imprisonment if convicted.