Ex-boyfriend arrested over murder of PR girl Laureline Bertaux ‘celebrated birthday with pals’ in Estonia two days after her body was found
Kirill Belorusov pictured is being held in Estonia capital Tallinn over the murder of his former girlfriend Laureline Garcia Bertaux
The ex-boyfriend arrested over the murder of PR girl Laureline Garcia-Bertaux celebrated his birthday with friends in Estonia two days after her body was discovered in a shallow grave.
Kirill Belorusov, 32, partied at a bar in the Estonian capital of Tallinn last Friday, one of his pals told MailOnline.
The body of Laureline, 34, was found at her home near Kew Gardens in West London on March 6.
Ex-boyfriend arrested over murder of PR girl Laureline Bertaux ‘celebrated birthday with pals’ in Estonia two days after her body was found
- Kirill Belorusov, 32, is being held in Estonia capital Tallinn over the murder of his former girlfriend, Laureline Garcia-Bertaux
- Laureline, 34, was found in a shallow grave in the back garden of her flat in wealthy Kew, west London, on March 6, having been strangled
- She had lived in the ground floor flat alone having moved in 18 months ago after separating from Belorusov
- Belorusov, a barman living in London, is the son of an Estonian police officer who has previously served the country’s navy
- He is currently being held by police in Tallinn while British authorities attempt to extradite him
Kirill Belorusov (pictured) is being held in Estonia capital Tallinn over the murder of his former girlfriend, Laureline Garcia-Bertaux
The ex-boyfriend arrested over the murder of PR girl Laureline Garcia-Bertaux celebrated his birthday with friends in Estonia two days after her body was discovered in a shallow grave.
Kirill Belorusov, 32, partied at a bar in the Estonian capital of Tallinn last Friday, one of his pals told MailOnline.
The body of Laureline, 34, was found at her home near Kew Gardens in West London on March 6.ADVERTISING
A post-mortem examination found she died from injuries ‘consistent with compression of the neck’.
Today, the Metropolitan Police are expected to begin extradition proceedings to bring him back to the UK.
According to Ian Syalik, Belorusov seemed ‘completely normal’ without any worries during the drink celebrations for his birthday.
He told MailOnline: ‘He mentioned nothing about his ex-girlfriend, I never even knew of her until now.
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The body of Laureline (pictured), 34, originally from Corsica, was found buried in a shallow grave in the back garden of her flat in Kew, west London, on March 6, having been strangled
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Belorusov (pictured), a barman living in London, is the son of an Estonian police officer who has previously served the country’s navy. He separated from PR girl Laureline 18 months ago
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Belorusov (pictured) is being held by police in the Estonian capital Tallinn while UK authorities attempt to extradite the barman to quiz him over the killing of his former partner
‘He didn’t even say why he was back from London, I thought it was because of his birthday.
‘Myself and a few others met him in Tallinn after work last Friday, it wasn’t a big party just a few drinks to celebrate.
‘But he seemed completely normal. Although I wasn’t really close to him, this is still a big shock.’
Belorusov is the son of an Estonian police officer, he grew up in the capital and served in the country’s navy, military unit Eesti Merevagi.
He moved to the UK around 10 years ago and worked as a barman at the Egg Nightclub near King’s Cross in central London.
He lived at a number of addresses with Laureline before the couple separated in April and she moved into the ground floor flat where her body was found.
Belorusov was arrested by local officers at an address in Tallinn at 12.25 on Wednesday after the Met police issued a European arrest warrant.
The Met said he was being held at an Estonian police station prior to commencement of extradition proceedings.
