The body of a 28-year-old Russian woman was found inside a suitcase dumped in a canal on the outskirts of Belgrade, Serbian authorities and local media reported. The victim has been identified as Lyudmila Turkova, a resident of St. Petersburg who had travelled to the Serbian capital for a two-week holiday. She was last heard from on the evening of 25 July, when she told relatives she was planning to go to a nightclub.

Turkova’s remains were discovered on the evening of 30 July in the Padinska Skela area, according to the Serbian news portal Telegraf. Police patrols and forensic experts examined the scene before the body was transferred to the Institute of Forensic Medicine, where an autopsy is expected to establish the official cause of death and confirm the victim’s identity. Several individuals have been detained in connection with the case.

Among those arrested is a Turkish citizen, born in 2001, who was taken into custody at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla airport while attempting to leave the country, the Serbian Interior Ministry said. Local media reports, citing sources close to the investigation, suggest the suspect killed Turkova in a rented apartment in the Borča district during the early hours of 26 July, then placed her body in a suitcase and concealed it in the canal. Authorities have not yet disclosed a motive or the precise circumstances of the death.

The Russian embassy in Belgrade has sent formal inquiries to Serbia’s interior and foreign ministries and is awaiting a response, consular officials told the RBC news agency. The embassy added that it is providing necessary assistance to the victim’s relatives. The investigation remains active, and no further details have been released.