A mum-of-two was brutally raped and beaten to death with a hammer after an ex-convict burst into her dressmaking studio to rob her.

The 38-year-old victim, named only as Olga N. by police in Zheleznogorsk, central Russia, was first knocked senseless by one blow of the hammer.

Then she was raped before her 36-year-old drunken attacker beat her to death and stole her cash and the keys to her car in the shocking murder on 15th May.

Olga N. poses in undated photo. She was murdered and her body was found in Zheleznogorsk, Russia, May 15, 2025. Note: Private photo taken from local media. (Newsflash/NX)

Olga was a well established designer and seamstress who also worked as an in-demand children's entertainer.

The attacker, who has not been named, was caught when police noticed him driving erratically and he crashed Olga's car in a chase.

Police say he is facing charges, including murder, rape, armed robbery and theft of a car.

Olga N. poses in undated photo. She was murdered and her body was found in Zheleznogorsk, Russia, May 15, 2025. Note: Private photo taken from local media. (Newsflash/NX)

Widow Olga's death has left her two teenage children orphaned.

Friends and family have organised a fundraising campaign to support her children and cover funeral expenses.

One mourner wrote online: "A sunny person, a children's entertainer and seamstress, a mother of two, has now gone to heaven to be with her husband."

(MJ Leidig/newsX)