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A man with "fangs in his mouth and eyes like a demon" has been arrested over the alleged murder of a popular tattoo artist found with 'bite marks' on her neck.

Tatyana Podvashetskaya, 27, was found dead in her blood-soaked apartment in Ternopil, Ukraine, with stab wounds and 'bites' on her neck, reports said.

Police have detained 26-year-old Andrey Gorbatyuk in the murder probe and say he is suspected of visiting the victim on the night she died.

Detectives had earlier issued an appeal for Gorbatyuk, one of Tatyana's customers, and asked the public to report any sightings of the suspect.

He was described as having "fangs in his mouth and eyes like a demon," and "small horns" on his forehead, according to media reports citing the police appeal.

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His tongue is cut in half, his ears pointed, he has tattoos on his eyes, and ‘spikes’ on the back of his neck, reports say.

The eye tattoo was reportedly done by Tatyana, who was a trained doctor specialising in gynaecology before switching careers.

Police said the wanted man in the murder probe had been held and is now in temporary detention.

A decision will be made by a court on a two month custody period.

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(Image: East2west news)

Gorbatyuk’s mother Natalya confirmed to local media that her son had been detained.

She also alleged that on the night of Tatyana's death her son returned home and confessed to the killing.

He then took several hundred dollars from the house, changed clothes, and left, she said.

A beauty parlour owner, she went on TV in 2014 to denounce her son for changing his appearance.

Her son and murder victim Tatyana were also on the show.

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(Image: east2west news)

"From a handsome guy he became a freak," she said.

"I did everything I could, I went to a psychologist, to a psychiatrist.

"[When he was a child] he was a quiet one, peaceful, more introverted, I had never had any problems with him."

But she had become "ashamed" of his 'demon looks'.

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He had hit back saying: "I just like how it looks. I like myself more with black eyes.

"I don't get much interest in life.

"From my very childhood I was interested in changing my appearance, my hairstyle.

"I had a lot of piercing and started dying my hair."