A Russian historian and university professor has attempted suicide while in custody after confessing to killing and chopping up his girlfriend, his lawyer said Tuesday. Russian historian Oleg Sokolov allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend in a case that has shocked Russia Oleg Sokolov, a 63-year-old noted Napoleon expert, was charged with murder after shooting 24-year-old Anastasia Yeshchenko in Saint Petersburg this month and trying to dispose of her body parts in a city river. Sokolov, who is in prison, tried to kill himself on Friday when he was taken to his flat by investigators carrying out a reenactment of the crime, his lawyer Alexander Pochuyev told AFP. "He announced his intention to commit suicide from the start and unfortunately he has made the attempt already," Pochuyev said. The attempt "was stopped by police," the lawyer said, describing Sokolov as "in a difficult psychological state". Pochuyev said he could not disclose fur...