Boozed-up bodysnatching goes belly-up: Drunk arrested trying to break into Lenin’s tomb
Society & Culture
February 06, 2023, 20:32
The medics determined that the man had an alcohol-induced psychiatric disorder
MOSCOW, February 6. /TASS/. An intoxicated man has been taken into custody for trying to steal Vladimir Lenin's body from the namesake mausoleum on Red Square, a law enforcement source told TASS on Monday.
"The incident took place overnight to February 6. A man was detained when he tried to break into the mausoleum, where Vladimir Lenin's body lies, and steal it. The individual in custody was later discovered to have been intoxicated," the source said.
According to him, an ambulance was called to the scene. The medics determined that the man had an alcohol-induced psychiatric disorder.