Woman Killed, Five Injured in Stabbing Attack at Krasnodar Mall
A stabbing spree at a shopping mall in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar on Saturday left one woman dead and five people wounded, including a pregnant woman. A 19-year-old suspect was detained and will undergo psychiatric evaluation.
A woman was killed and five people were wounded in a stabbing attack at a shopping mall in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar on Saturday, local authorities reported. According to state news agency TASS, the victims included four women and a male security guard. One of the injured women is reportedly pregnant.
The 19-year-old suspect was apprehended and will undergo psychiatric tests. A murder investigation has been opened. The motives for the attack remain unknown. A video published by a Russian outlet shows the suspect saying during a brief interrogation after his arrest that he was "sick of his life."
Local law enforcement told TASS that the suspect has no previous convictions and had arrived in Krasnodar four months earlier for work.
