St. Petersburg woman who died at the Center for Women’s Assistance suffered beatings for 1.5 years

In St. Petersburg, a 27-year-old girl died at the hands of her ex-boyfriend near the center for helping women. For a year and a half, she suffered from beatings and psychological abuse. The victim twice filed death threats with the Interior Ministry, but no action was taken. RIAMO reports.

The young man moved to the Northern capital from Dagestan. The couple have been living together since 2019. According to the NGO human rights activist, the girl suffered an abuse all this time. The man forced her to take out a loan to buy a car, which he later sold. The debt to the bank had to be paid to the victim.

In 2025, the St. Petersburg woman twice wrote statements to the police because of death threats, but the police did not respond to this. As a result, the girl escaped to one of the centers of assistance. A few hours before the tragedy, the human rights defender met with her to discuss the lawsuit about depriving the father of the child of parental rights.

“She was very afraid of him. Because he's a really scary person. He could have brought a gun. He worked as a security guard, the NGO employee emphasized. In her opinion, the police could have prevented the murder, as the aggressor was never held preventive conversations.

We will remind, today the Kalininsky district court sent into custody the accused in this murder. The tragedy occurred on November 12 on Vavilov Street.