Accused Russian crypto couple killer dies in UAE prison amid questions
Vladimir Dalekin, one of three men accused of murdering Russian cryptocurrency entrepreneur Roman Novak and his wife Anna in Dubai, has died in a United Arab Emirates prison. His death, which Russian authorities disclosed last month, raises questions because reports attributed it to a chronic illness, though he was not previously known to have health problems.
The couple were last seen in October last year, after travelling to meet people they believed were investors near Hatta. Prosecutors allege the three suspects kidnapped them and demanded access to Novak’s cryptocurrency wallet; the couple’s remains were later found buried in the desert. Novak was also under investigation over alleged cryptocurrency investment fraud involving more than £38 million, and the couple’s children are being cared for by Anna’s parents.
- A suspect in the Dubai murders died in a UAE prison.
- Authorities cited a chronic illness, with no prior health problems reported.
- The couple’s remains were found in the desert after a search.
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Cryptocurrency is digital money held in online wallets, which are protected by passwords or other access details. Roman Novak was a Russian entrepreneur involved in cryptocurrency; he and his wife, Anna, disappeared after travelling to meet people they believed were investors near Hatta, in the United Arab Emirates.
Prosecutors allege that three men kidnapped the couple and tried to get access to Novak’s crypto wallet. The couple’s remains were later found in the desert. Novak was also under investigation over alleged investment fraud involving more than £38 million, a separate matter from the murder allegations.
One of the three accused men, Vladimir Dalekin, has died in a UAE prison. The case matters because it involves alleged murder and attempted theft of digital assets across borders, while the couple’s children are now being cared for by Anna’s parents.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Mystery as ‘killer of Russian crypto millionaire and his wife dies in UAE prison’ a year after couple were tortured and dismembered”.