The case of Kukushkin, the coach who killed a Rosgvardiya officer in… (кукушкин · тренер · суд)
The case of Kukushkin, the coach who killed a Rosgvardiya officer in a fight in Nizhny Novgorod: his wife's defense, excuses, and a new trial. The Nizhny Novgorod Prosecutor's Office has appealed the acquittal granted to children's coach Nikolai Kukushkin for the second time regarding the 2021 murder of a Rosgvardiya officer.
Consensus
- The incident occurred on May 16, 2021, in central Nizhny Novgorod
- Nikolai Kukushkin was a childhood boxing trainer
- Mikhail Rashoyan, a Russian Border Guard soldier, died from stab wounds during the altercation
- Kukushkin turned himself in to police and was charged with murder
- The case involved multiple attempts by prosecutors to secure a conviction
Points of divergence
- The incident occurred when Kukushkin was walking home with his wife and friends, and the Russian Border Guard soldiers approached their group from a bar — vesti
- Kukushkin and his friend were in a shop on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street while their female companions waited outside when the guards confronted them — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- The coach who killed a Rosgvardia man in a fight is being acquitted for the fifth time — Вести
- The case of Kukushkin, the coach who killed a Rosgvardiya officer in a fight in Nizhny Novgorod: wife's defense, excuses, and new trial — Вечерняя Москва