US Edition95-Year-Old Arrested For Murder In Fatal NYC Nursing Home Attack: Police
An argument between two elderly residents at a Brooklyn nursing home led to the death of 89-year-old Holocaust survivor Nina Kravtsov, who was struck with a metal wheelchair part.
- A 95-year-old woman, Galina Smirnova, was arrested Tuesday for murdering 89-year-old Nina Kravtsov at a Coney Island nursing home.
- The fatal incident took place Sunday evening at a Coney Island care facility, where Smirnova reportedly used a metal part from a wheelchair to attack her fellow resident.
- Kravtsov, a Holocaust survivor, suffered repeated head trauma and died at NYU Langone Hospital early Monday while an investigation and arraignment preparations proceeded.
- Smirnova, who has dementia, is facing charges related to homicide and illegal weapon possession, with her arraignment scheduled for Wednesday morning in Brooklyn Criminal Court.
- Officials have not disclosed what triggered the fatal quarrel or the women's relationship, and the investigation into the exact cause of death remains ongoing.
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95-year-old woman arrested in beating death of Holocaust survivor
By Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News (TNS)NEW YORK — A 95-year-old woman has been arrested for murder after police said she beat an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor to death with a piece of metal from a wheelchair in the Brooklyn nursing home where they both lived.
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Woman, 95, arrested for murder in NYC nursing home beating of Holocaust survivor
A 95-year-old woman has been arrested for murder for beating an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor to death with a piece of metal from a wheelchair in the Brooklyn nursing home where they both lived, police said Wednesday. Galina Smirnova is accused of killing Nina Kravtsov during a quarrel inside the Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on W. 29th St. near Surf Ave. in Coney Island about 10:25 p.m. Sunday, cops said. Smirnova allegedly struck …
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Woman, 95, arrested for murder in Brooklyn nursing home beating of Holocaust survivor
NEW YORK — A 95-year-old woman has been arrested for murder for beating an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor to death with a piece of metal from a wheelchair in the Brooklyn nursing home where they both lived, police said Wednesday.
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