Knife strike outside dorm: 27-year-old girl dies in ambulance

A 27-year-old woman who suffered multiple stab wounds during the attack in St. Petersburg died in an ambulance on her way to hospital. The suspect was detained, a criminal case was opened on murder with special cruelty, according to the GU of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.

The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon near the entrance to the hostel in the Kalinin district of the city. The man attacked the woman with a knife, stabbed her several times and left the scene.

Arriving doctors treated the victim and took her to an ambulance. However, the woman could not be saved: she died of her injuries before arriving at the hospital.

The victim was 27 years old. According to police, the attack occurred at the address where the social center for family and children is located.

Suspect in assault arrested. The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia in St. Petersburg opened a criminal case under the article on murder with special cruelty.