Russian diplomat stabbed in Ottawa

[George Wallace]

This looks rather bizarre, and one has to wonder what was going on:


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The OTTAWA CITZEN

By Meghan Hurley and Shaamini Yogaretnam, OTTAWA CITIZEN
March 14, 2014 7:32 PM

Russian diplomat stabbed in Ottawa, naked military man found in bed

OTTAWA — Police are investigating a bizarre stabbing that left a Russian diplomat lying about his wounds and an employee of the Canadian Forces naked inside an Ottawa apartment.

A man is in custody after police were called to an apartment in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood Friday morning.

A diplomat had been stabbed in the back and slashed on his arms, apparently after an argument at the building at 400 Stewart St. The victim, 44, was taken to hospital in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.

Sources told the Citizen a man pulled a knife on the diplomat and started to slash him, forcing him to flee to the lobby of the apartment building, where he was found by police and paramedics.

Officers went into the apartment unit to find an employee of the Canadian military naked in bed with blood on him and a knife lying on the ground.

The victim initially refused to talk to police until his diplomatic representative arrived at the scene. Paramedics said he appeared intoxicated and was belligerent to both police and emergency responders.

The diplomat told paramedics that his injuries came from dog bites and refused treatment. He also refused to answer questions from police. Police cuffed and arrested another man, a Canadian, at the building, which is located one block away from the Russian embassy. It is home to many people who work at embassies in the capital region.

Police said the detained man was being questioned but they could not immediately comment on whether criminal charges would be laid. Police could also not confirm if the man taken into custody was the military employee who was found in the bed.

Sources told the Citizen that the victim was drinking with a man in one of the apartments when an argument broke out. It’s not yet known what the two were arguing about.

A Russian interpreter was brought in by police to assist the investigation.

“Obviously we have a language issue where we require a Russian-speaking person,” Ottawa police Insp. Murray Knowles said.

RCMP have been involved in the investigation but all of their police vehicles had left the scene of the incident by late morning Friday.

Ottawa police central district investigators are leading the investigation.

On Friday morning, a section away from the main entrance of the building with couches was cordoned off by police. Investigators were then led up to the apartment involved.

The Canadian Forces confirmed that military police were initially called to scene of the investigation by Ottawa police.

“It was quickly determined that the Ottawa Police Service is the force of jurisdiction in this matter,” said Capt. Joanna Labonte in an emailed statement.

Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird said that while his department is disturbed by media reports and has been in touch with the Russian embassy, there is no information to indicate that the stabbing was politically motivated at this time.

“Allegations of criminal incidents in the City of Ottawa are under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Police Service,” Baird said.

The Russian Embassy has refused to comment.

With files from Douglas Quan and Tom Spears

mhurley@ottawacitizen.com

twitter.com/meghan_hurley

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Perhaps another Spy Scandal?

 

[DAA]

Reminded me of the joke about the Russian who could pee vodka, so him and his wife drank every night of the week week until Friday night, when he said "tonight, you drink from the bottle".

Maybe the other guy didn't want to drink from the bottle which was what caused the fight?      :rofl:

 

[MilEME09]

brings new meaning to sleeping with the enemy?  >

 

[George Wallace]

So far, no mention of USB sticks.....  >

 

[dapaterson]

Who says Ottawa is boring?


The discovery of a drunk Russian diplomat riddled with stab wounds — and a trail of blood leading to a naked Canadian Forces employee — triggered fears of a national security breach Friday morning in the nation’s capital.

But after authorities delved into the details of the bizarre case, law-enforcement sources and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird were reassuring the public that espionage was apparently not afoot, even as the Ottawa police continued their investigation Friday night.

Full story at: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Russian+diplomat+found+stabbed+apartment+lobby/9617945/story.html

 

[The Bread Guy]

Holy Quentin Tarantino, Bat Man-ski!

 

[ModlrMike]

No comment of the DND aspects from CBC.

Kevin Martin Appears in Court

I can't believe they would let that slip by unmentioned.

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

A Russian diplomat is hacked and slashed by a naked Canadian Forces member in an Ottawa apartment and won't talk to police about the incident.

My guess is this was a love affair gone south and the diplomat in question doesn't want Uncle Vlad hearing about his indiscretions.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Maybe it was a "politically correct" honey trap, now that would be awkward, using gay sex to entrap a CF member while your country is opposing open gay sexuality.

 

[MilEME09]

Maybe it was a "politically correct" honey trap, now that would be awkward, using gay sex to entrap a CF member while your country is opposing open gay sexuality.

If his trade was intel, then maybe he was going under deep cover? my own shameful pun and speculation

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Maybe it was a "politically correct" honey trap, now that would be awkward, using gay sex to entrap a CF member while your country is opposing open gay sexuality.

How about the other way around? It is not within the realm of impossibility. Were we try to turn a Soviet and shit went bad? Things aren't always what they seem.

 

[Kat Stevens]

Or, as unreasonable as this may seem, maybe the hoofbeats we are hearing are indicative of the presence of a horse.  Maybe a simple lovers spat?  If neither one is talking, who's to know?  Or care for for that matter?

 

[The Bread Guy]

The latest - remember, presumed innocent until proven guilty and all that ....

A defence department employee accused of stabbing a Russian diplomat shared a tight embrace with his mother and brother moments after being released from the courthouse cellblocks Monday.

Kevin Martin, 32, who had spent the weekend in jail, then left the courthouse to face a throng of reporters.

"We're just glad to see him out," his brother said as the trio walked away.

Charged with aggravated assault, Martin is accused of stabbing Andrey Gorobets, 44, in a Stewart St. apartment building early Friday in what's been described as a drunken altercation.

Outside the court, Martin's lawyer, Michael Davies, said "a huge number of factors" would determine whether Gorobets' subsequent return to Russia would help or hinder the prosecution.

"For example, has he left the country having given a full co-operative statement and saying, 'I'm going to come back when you need me to testify'?

"Or has he just been ordered home by his government, never to return."

(....)

Martin, who is also a military reservist, was released on $15,000 bond with the consent of the Crown.

He is not allowed to drink alcohol and he can't possess any weapons, except when on duty for the Canadian Army Reserve.

He returns to court April 9.

 

[dapaterson]

So, the lesson learned: Don't get drunk and naked with somone you don't know.

 

[medicineman]

So, the lesson learned: Don't get drunk and naked with somone you don't know with a Russian accent.

FTFY.

 

[Journeyman]

"We're just glad to see him out," his brother said as the trio walked away.

Excellent double entendre.  ;D

 

[medicineman]

Excellent double entendre.  ;D

:rofl: