Defendant accused of killing O'Shae Sibley takes stand in Brooklyn hate-crime trial

Defendant charged with killing gay NYC dancer denies hate crime motive at trial

Dmitriy Popov testified that he acted in self-defense and denied using antigay slurs before fatally stabbing O'Shae Sibley in 2023.

Man charged with stabbing gay dancer O’Shae Sibley claims “it wasn’t my intention to hurt”

Dmitry Popov, the man accused of murdering O’Shae Sibley, testified this week that he did not intend to hurt the 28-year-old gay dancer. On Wednesday, Popov took the stand to testify in his murder trial. The now-20-year-old was arrested in 2023 and charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime in connection with Sibley’s death following a confrontation with Popov, who was 17 at the time, and others. Related The LGBTQ+ community mourns O’Sh…

Defendant accused of killing O'Shae Sibley takes stand in Brooklyn hate-crime trial

Dmitriy Popov has pleaded not guilty to murder as a hate crime and other charges.

O’Shae Sibley’s accused killer claims self-defense at trial

THE ACCUSED MURDERER of dancer O’Shae Sibley on Wednesday claimed in trial testimony that the 2023 stabbing was an act of self-defense. The post O’Shae Sibley’s accused killer claims self-defense at trial appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.