Woman Sentenced to 9 Months for Illegal Abortion in St. Petersburg
The court sentenced a woman to nine months of imprisonment in a general regime colony and prohibited her from engaging in activities related to providing medical services for two years.
Consensus
- The woman was sentenced to nine months in a general regime prison.
- The procedure was performed without proper medical education.
- The procedure took place in a private apartment in the Vyborg District of Saint Petersburg.
- The victim sustained multiple physical injuries classified as serious harm to health.
- The defendant admitted guilt.
- The court prohibited the defendant from engaging in medical activities for two years.
- The victim did not file claims for compensation.
- The sentencing was announced on October 19 by Darya Lebedeva, head of the unified press service of courts in Saint Petersburg.
Points of divergence
- The defendant is 42 years old. — fontanka
- The defendant promoted her services in Uzbek, targeting fellow ethnic compatriots. — fontanka
- The defendant offered services such as laser rejuvenation and labioplasty. — fontanka
- The victim is a multi-child mother who did not plan another pregnancy, especially not with her husband. — fontanka
- The abortion was performed on March 28, 2026. — fontanka
- The crime occurred on March 27, 2026. — vesti
- The victim was born in 1997. — vesti
- The victim was born in 1997. — gazeta_spb
Coverage (3 sources)
- In St. Petersburg, a woman received a real sentence for illegal abortion — Фонтанка
- Resident of St. Petersburg sent to prison for conducting underground abortion — Вести
- Saint Petersburg woman sentenced to nine months in a colony for illegal abortion - SPB RUZ newspaper - Saint Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
Key entities
- St. Petersburg
- Saint Petersburg
- Daria Lebedeva
- Moscow
- Russia
- SPB RU News Newspaper
- IK
- Vyborg District Court