Sergii Sakhno has been formally charged in connection to an October murder that occurred at a hotel in SoMa. The 37-year-old is alleged to have fatally slashed the victim's throat twice and attempted to clean the crime scene using bleach. Officers discovered the body in a severe condition. Sakhno was arrested on Halloween for a separate burglary, during which he was found with the victim's cellphone. The ongoing investigation has not revealed a motive, and Sakhno remains in custody without bail, claiming innocence through his public defender.
The incident occurred on October 30, according to investigators. 37-year-old Sergii Sakhno allegedly slashed the throat of a male victim twice, at a hotel on the 100 block of Seventh Street.
Sakhno is alleged to have cut the victim's throat twice, 'cutting into the bone,' and he then proceeded to 'clean the blood splattered all over the room with bleach.'
Officers responded to the scene around 4:30 pm that day, likely after hotel staff discovered the dead man, whose body was reportedly hanging partly out of the bathroom shower.
Sakhno was arrested on Halloween, the following day, in a separate incident; police say he was found in possession of the victim's cellphone.
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