A VOGUE mannequin is alleged to have killed her husband by stabbing him within the coronary heart after he introduced a woman dwelling from a bar and started flirting along with her.
Lilia Sudakova, 26, faces as much as 15 years in jail following the demise of 28-year-old Sergey Popov – however her mom has claimed he was an abusive accomplice and he or she was performing in self defence.
Lilia Sudakova, 26, faces as much as 15 years in jail after allegedly stabbing her husband to demiseCredit score: Irina Grishina
Sudakova has modelled for Russian Vogue and journal in China, Japan, and ItalyCredit score: social media
Sergey Popov was taken to hospital following the incident however later diedCredit score: Mash
The mannequin, who has appeared on the duvet of Russian Vogue and in magazines in Italy, China, and Japan, reportedly confessed to the killing.
She is claimed to have initially instructed investigators she stabbed Popov – her husband of 4 years – throughout a row sparked by jealousy over his flirting with one other girl.
After the stabbing, she instantly referred to as an ambulance and Popov was rushed to hospital, however he later died.
Sudakova has been charged with manslaughter and detained in pretrial custody for 2 months.
However her mom Irena Sudakova, 48, claims the mannequin – well-known for her pure ginger hair – was the longtime sufferer of home abuse, and that she had acted in self-defence when she stabbed her husband.
She instructed Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper {that a} drunk Popov had introduced dwelling a lady he met at a bar, and anticipated his spouse to prepare dinner for them.
He grabbed her hair strongly and kicked her within the legs, stated the mom, citing one other witness within the flat.
He then retreated however returned as she was slicing greens for a salad.
“He grabbed her by the hair,” she stated.
“At that second, she waved him away and by chance caught a knife into him.”
It was an “irresistible impulse”, and at first she thought the guts wound was “only a lower”, the mom stated.
“When the witness got here [into then kitchen], he noticed the way it was.
“My daughter was shaking throughout.”
“Lilia is a sufferer, it was self-defence.
“This was such a sick love. All of it occurred accidentally, it was an accident.”
She stated her son-in-law had been “sensible”, “mesmerising along with his thoughts”, and a pc genius, however that he was an “alcoholic” who might be “an conceited snob”.
She additionally claimed Popov had repeatedly overwhelmed Lilia when he was drunk and that she had witnessed him beating Lilia.
“My daughter was fully sober,” she stated, claiming the regulation in Russia is biased in opposition to victims of home abuse.
“Right here self-defence is taken into account solely when a person rushes at you with an axe,” she stated.
“The truth that he beat her earlier than, that he was despotic, this doesn’t trouble anybody.
“No one takes into consideration the nuances. She wasn’t aiming [the knife]. She did it by chance.
“I do not understand how my daughter will stay with the data of what she has carried out. She is weak, it would deliver her down.
“Hopefully there are probabilities of a minimal suspended sentence [because] that is all so unfair.”
The mannequin’s good friend, stylist Karolina Pavlovskaya, additionally stated Lilia had been a sufferer of abuse.
“She was a broken-down woman with a phenomenal look, however vacancy inside,” Pavlovskaya stated.
A view of the house constructing the place the incident occurredCredit score: citywalls.ru
Sudakova is taken into custodyCredit score: Mash
Sudakova seen modelling for Vogue
Sudakova is understood for her pure ginger hairCredit score: En Vie
She has been charged with manslaughter and detained in pretrial custody for 2 monthsCredit score: Ivan Ivanov
