MOSCOW, October 16 (RAPSI) – The third man suspected of killing Yury Vlasko, the two-time European junior freestyle wrestling champion, has been arrested in Russia’s Republic of Buryatia, the Investigative Committee’s press service reported Monday.

The suspect was put in detention. Investigation is ongoing.

Earlier, two other men allegedly involved in the crime were arrested charged with murderand jailed. One of them admitted his involvement in the sportsman’s death but claimed that he was defending himself from the wrestler. Investigators, however, doubt this version as it contradicts testimony of witnesses.

Investigators believe that on the night of July 28 to 29 several participants of a wrestling tournament in the city of Ulan-Ude arrived at the lake Baikal. There, on request of a friend, Vlasko intervened in a conflict between sportsmen and local residents leading to a fight. One of the suspects allegedly stabbed Vlasko in the chest while the other one repeatedly hit him in a head with a metal rod.