South Bay Man Arrested On Suspicion Of 'Horrific' Double-Homicide

Los Gatos CA

21 January, 2021

3:33 PM

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SUNNYVALE, CA — A South Bay man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of killing his wife and 11-year-old daughter, Sunnyvale police said. Leonid Solomonovich Yamburg, 51, entered the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety headquarters at around 2:35 p.m. and was immediately detained after confessing to a records clerk that he killed his wife, police said. Leonid Solomonovich Yamburg arrested for the murder of his wife and 11 year old daughter. This is a horrific tragedy and our hearts are broken for the victims, the victim's families and the victim's friends. Details here: https://t.co/aHkvQNhJ6N. pic.twitter.com/xtxwtdrHzY— Sunnyvale DPS (@SunnyvaleDPS) January 21, 2021 Officers responded to Yamburg's residence in the 900 block of West Homestead Road and found his wife, Svetlana Nikitinaand Yamburg and his 11-year-old daughter dead. The specific cause of death is currently under investigation by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner. "This is a horrific tragedy and our hearts are broken for the victims, the victim's families and the victim's friends," police said in a statement. Anyone with additional information about this investigation is asked to contact Detective Holt at (408) 730-4565.