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St. Petersburg Court Sentences Marina Kokhal to 12.5 Years for Killing Rapper Andy Cartwright

The court excluded a desecration-of-a-body charge from the case.

Overview

  • The Smolninsky District Court found Kokhal guilty of murdering her husband, Alexander Yushko (stage name Andy Cartwright), in July 2020.
  • She was ordered to serve 12 years 6 months in a general-regime penal colony.
  • The court replaced prior restrictions with detention and ordered her taken into custody in the courtroom.
  • During the reading of the verdict she felt unwell, and an ambulance was called at the defense’s request.
  • Prosecutors had asked for a 13-year sentence, while Kokhal said the decision was not clear to her when questioned by the court.