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Russian woman convicted of ‘desecrating’ grave of Putin’s parents

Irina Tsybaneva, 60, stands in a courtroom in St Petersburg, Russia, on May 11, 2023 [Dmitri Lovetsky/AP]

A 60-year-old Russian retiree was given a two-year suspended sentence after being found guilty of desecrating the grave of President Vladimir Putin’s parents when she left a note at the burial site that said they had “brought up a monster and a murderer”.

The court on Thursday found Irina Tsybaneva from St Petersburg guilty of desecrating the Putins’ burial place motivated by political hatred.

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