The key facts

  • The man refused to move out of the apartment and attacked his ex-wife and her aunt with a knife
  • Each of the women received at least 20 knife wounds
  • The aunt has been discharged home, the ex-wife remains in hospital; the detention has not been clarified

Attack over an apartment

In Saint Petersburg, a man attacked his ex-wife and her aunt with a knife after a dispute over an apartment he was supposed to vacate. The incident was reported by the Telegram channel 'Ostorozhno, Peterburg', which Gazeta.Ru cites. According to this source, as the women were leaving the home, the man grabbed a knife, followed them and inflicted at least 20 stab wounds on each of them.

Condition of the victims

Both victims lost a lot of blood and were taken to hospital. The attacker's ex-wife has multiple wounds to the head, neck, chest and abdomen, as well as injuries to her liver and limbs. Her aunt was diagnosed with two penetrating abdominal wounds with damage to internal organs, along with injured tendons in her arm. According to the latest reports, the aunt has been discharged home, while the ex-wife remains in hospital: she can already walk on her own, and doctors give optimistic forecasts. The publication does not specify whether the attacker has been detained.