Moscow man sentenced to 8.5 years for attack on wife and son

A court in Moscow sentenced a man to nine years in prison for the murder of an acquaintance.

Consensus

A man in Moscow was sentenced to prison for attacking his family members.
The attack occurred in a residential apartment.
The man was under the influence of alcohol during the incident.
The victims were his wife and 14-year-old son.
The attack involved a knife.
The victims managed to escape the apartment.
A neighbor helped the victims by letting them in and calling emergency services.
The court sentenced the man to 8.5 years in a strict regime colony.
The court also imposed one year of restricted freedom.
The prosecution supported the charges.

The man was sentenced to nine years in prison, not 8.5 years. — vm
The crime involved the murder of a female acquaintance, not a family member. — vm
The incident occurred in May, not January. — vm
The man was 42 years old, not 44. — vm
The victim was stabbed 21 times in the head, neck, and chest. — vm
The case involved a separate incident in the same building on Pятницкое shosse. — vm
The case involved a failed attempt to kill, not a completed murder. — m24
The man was charged under Article 30, part 3, and Article 105, part 2, point 'a' of the Russian Criminal Code. — m24