Overview

• Police say Smirnova struck Kravtsov with a metal piece from a wheelchair during a late Sunday incident inside Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Coney Island.
• Officers responding to a 911 call found Kravtsov with severe head trauma; she was taken to NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, where she died.
• Investigators report the accused has dementia and she was evaluated at Coney Island Hospital following the attack.
• The NYPD arrested Smirnova and filed charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon after conferring with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office.
• The homicide squad continues to investigate as Kravtsov’s family and local residents question supervision and safety at the facility; administrators say only that an internal inquiry is underway.