The key facts

  • On November 8, a woman with severe injuries was found under the windows of a hotel at 7 Goncharnaya Street; she was hospitalized
  • Her companion from the Murmansk region was detained; according to preliminary data, he pushed the woman out of the window
  • The detainee was intoxicated and already has prior convictions; the investigation is ongoing

What happened on Goncharnaya Street

Early in the morning of November 8, passers-by called emergency services to building No. 7 on Goncharnaya Street in central St. Petersburg: under the windows of a hotel occupying the building's third floor, they found a bloodied woman. The victim sustained severe injuries and was hospitalized. Fontanka learned of the incident and recounted the details as reported by Gazeta.Ru.

Detention and the investigation's version

At the scene, the victim's companion was detained — according to Fontanka, he is a resident of the Murmansk region, who was in a state of alcohol intoxication. Rosgvardia officers took him to a police department in the Central District. According to preliminary data, the man deliberately pushed the woman out of the window; he already has prior convictions. The investigation is ongoing.

Context

In its report on the detention, Gazeta.Ru recalls two similar recent cases: in early November in St. Petersburg, a 17-year-old youth, together with an acquaintance, reportedly stabbed his mother with a knife and threw her out of a window — according to preliminary information, the teenager had a poor relationship with his mother, who forbade him from going out at night, and the teenagers pushed the woman from a height when she began calling for help. Earlier it was reported that in Rostov-on-Don a man pushed an acquaintance out of a window during an argument. These cases are described in the publications as separate incidents; no connection to the incident on Goncharnaya Street is claimed in them.