Latvian basketball player Janis Timma was discovered dead in Moscow after an apparent suicide, Russian state mediareportedearly Tuesday.An unnamed emergency situation official informed the state-run TASS news agency that the 32-year-olds body was found inside the entryway of a domestic building in central Moscow.
According to the official, thepreliminary cause of death was suicide.It was not immediately clear why Timma might have committed suicide, but the emergency authorities told TASS that a phone including his final dream was discovered beside his body.An unnamed source told the Ren television channel that the phrasecall Anya appeared on his phone.Anya is the label of Russian-Ukrainian pop star and Timmas ex-wife Anna Sedokova, who announced this fall that she had actually declared divorce after 4 years of marital relationship and commemorated her 42nd birthday on Monday.Sedokova appeared on Instagram in tears on Tuesday to say her life had been hell in the last few years and contact fans to help her guard the news of Timmas death from her children.
Timma and Sedokova have children from previous marriages but not their own.According to the Baza Telegram news channel, which has links to Russian law enforcement, Timma passed away from asphyxiation.Timma allegedly showed up in Moscow two days before Sedokovas birthday and stopped at a hotel in central Moscow where he was later on found dead.Timma played for BC Zenit St.
Petersburg and BC Khimki in between 2015 and 2021.
Both clubsexpressedcondolences to Timmas loved ones over his terrible death.
Timmas newest club, Spains Obradoiro, stated it extends sincere assistance to Janis Timmas family and friends throughout this challenging time.A Message from The Moscow Times: Dear readers, We are facing unprecedented obstacles.
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