Dancer confesses to Bolshoi acid attack

A Bolshoi Ballet dancer and two other men have admitted to ordering an attack on the company’s director, Moscow police have said. In a video aired on television, Pavel Dmitrichenko, 28, said: “I masterminded this attack, but not to the extent that it occurred.”

Dmitrichenko did not reveal his motives but said he had provided police with details. He is being held by police along with Yuri Zarutsky, who is suspected of carrying out the attack. A third man, who allegedly drove the getaway car, has also been detained.

A masked attacker threw sulphuric acid at Sergei Filin, 42, the director of the Bolshoi Ballet, on 17 January seriously damaging his eyesight. Filin is currently in Germany where he is undergoing treatment. The attack revealed the bitter rivalries inside the Bolshoi Theatre.

Source: BBC