A woman considered the prime suspect in the bombing that killed prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky remains in custody after a Moscow court on Monday rejected her bail request, Reuters reported.

Darya TrepovaPhoto: Sputnik / Profimedia Images

On Monday, the Moscow court rejected Trepova’s appeal against the decision to detain her until at least June 2.

Trepova said in court that she regrets what happened and wants the speedy recovery of other victims, writes Reuters with reference to the Russian news agency TASS. Another 40 people were injured in the explosion that killed a Russian blogger.

Vladlen Tatarsky, a staunch supporter of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was killed on April 2 in a cafe in St. Petersburg after an explosive device hidden in a plaster statue given to a military blogger by one of the event’s attendees detonated. , who called for the “complete destruction of Ukraine”, intended to talk about his experience as a military reporter at the front in eastern Ukraine. As a result of the explosion, about 30 people were also injured.

Russian security forces detained Daria Trepova, who is called the person who allegedly handed over the statuette. Trepova was already under the crosshairs of the authorities last February, when she was sentenced to ten days of administrative arrest for an unauthorized rally against the Russian military campaign in Ukraine.