Author­ities say Lilya Noviko­va's body was found from her apartm­ent's bathro­omRussian poker star Lilya Novikova died from electrocution in her bathroom while using her hairdryer in Moscow on Thursday. According to BBC, an elderly neighbour found the 26-year-old’s body in the bath, after receiving an emergency call from Novikova’s parents. ‘Germany’s most beautiful policewoman’ told to quit work or modellingShe was well known on Twitch.tv, a live streaming channel for online gamers. The daily Moskovsky Komsomolets (MK) says the neighbour is a longstanding friend of Novikova’s parents and has a key to the flat. Novikova had an engineering degree from Moscow’s prestigious Bauman University and besides poker she enjoyed various sports, including rowing and snowboarding.

Source: The Express Tribune June 13, 2019 17:45 UTC