A RUSSIAN multi-millionaire married to a beauty queen has been found dead in bizarre circumstances after fleeing a £37 million fraud trial.

Boris Avakyan, 43, a former customs chief, was reportedly discovered in the toilet of the Armenian consulate in St Petersburg .

The father-of-two, wed to Mrs World 2014 winner Yulia Ionina, 39, had escaped a Russian courtroom by slipping outside for a cigarette before vanishing in a car.

He later surfaced at the Armenian consulate, seeking extradition to Armenia where he held dual citizenship.

But hours later his body was reportedly found – with Russian outlets immediately claiming suicide.

Lawyers Konstantin Tarasenko and Natalya Chernikova strongly disputed the version.

The Armenian side refused to back Moscow’s account and denied Russian inv

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