The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA policeman has been detained in Russia on suspicion of murdering his transexual ex-lover.Denis Kalinin, 20, from Novosibirsk in Siberia, is accused of strangling 24-year-old Viktoria Basakovskaya, who had spoken openly in the media about transitioning from male to female.The officer is accused of cutting one of her fingers off and used it to gain access to her smartphone before sending messages implying another ex-lover was responsible.It is alleged the patrol officer buried the body in a forest.
Kalinin is then said to reported Viktoria missing and took an active part in the search.A female friend told police that she suspected.