Russia dropping case against sisters who killed abusive dad, says lawyer | Malay Mail

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MOSCOW, Jan 31 — Lawyers for three Russian sisters who killed their father after years of beatings and sexual abuse said today that prosecutors have asked that murder charges be dropped because they acted in self-defence. Krestina, Angelina and Maria Khachaturyan together stabbed their father...

Friday, 31 Jan 2020 11:16 PM MYT

Krestina, Angelina and Maria Khachaturyan together stabbed their father Mikhail to death in July 2018 at their home in Moscow after he subjected them to rape and abuse and prevented them from attending school.The high-profile case sparked rallies in their support as horrifying details of their lives emerged.

Prosecutors had demanded that the powerful Investigative Committee which probes serious crimes drop murder charges against the sisters, Parshin said.

 

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