{"id":2487716,"date":"2025-09-17T14:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/95-year-old-woman-charged-with-murder-after-nursing-home-death\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:06:13","slug":"95-year-old-woman-charged-with-murder-after-nursing-home-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/95-year-old-woman-charged-with-murder-after-nursing-home-death\/","title":{"rendered":"95-Year-Old Woman Charged with Murder After Nursing Home Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F95-year-old-woman-charged-with-murder-after-nursing-home-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2487716&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 95-year-old woman named galina Smirnova has been charged with murder after allegedly fatally assaulting an 89-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dangerous-precedent-military-to-enforce-lockdowns-in-australias-largest-city\/\" title=\"\u2018Dangerous Precedent\u2019: Military To Enforce Lockdowns In Australia\u2019s Largest City\">fellow resident<\/a>, Nina Kravtsov, at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-to-release-revised-guidance-reducing-covid-19-quarantine-time-from-14-days-to-7-10\/\" title=\"CDC to release revised guidance reducing COVID-19 quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10\">nursing home<\/a> in Brooklyn, New York City. Smirnova, reportedly suffering from dementia, used a metal piece from her wheelchair to attack Kravtsov following an argument. Kravtsov,a Holocaust survivor from Ukraine who had lived at the Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center for about five years,sustained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brain-of-fmr-nfl-player-who-killed-5-to-be-examined-for-cte\/\" title=\"Brain of fmr NFL player who killed 5 to be examined for CTE\">head trauma<\/a> and died at the hospital. Her family expressed deep grief and shock over the incident. Smirnova was taken into custody and is currently undergoing physical and psychiatric evaluation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 95-year-old woman stands charged with murder after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyle-rittenhouse-staying-in-safe-house-after-numerous-threats-attorney-says\/\" title=\"Kyle Rittenhouse Staying In \u2018Safe House\u2019 After \u2018Numerous Threats,\u2019 Attorney Says\">allegedly killing<\/a> a fellow resident at a New York City nursing home Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Galina Smirnova, wielding a metal piece of her wheelchair, reportedly assailed an elderly woman at the Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Brooklyn, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/brooklyn\/woman-95-charged-with-murder-for-fatal-beating-of-nursing-home-resident-nypd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPIX-TV<\/a> in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The women were reportedly arguing just before Smirnova attacked.<\/p>\n<p>When police arrived, they found 89-year-old Nina Kravtsov suffering from head trauma.<\/p>\n<p>She died at the hospital early Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Kravtsov was a Holocaust survivor from Ukraine, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/16\/us-news\/nyc-nursing-home-resident-beaten-to-death-by-95-year-old-dementia-patient-idd-as-holocaust-survivor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was devastated,&rdquo; her daughter Lucy Flom told the New York Post. &ldquo;My friends are saying they can&rsquo;t believe it because it only happens in movies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Right now I&rsquo;m grieving &hellip; the circumstances of how [my mother] died. I said, OK, they took her to the hospital. They are going to stabilize her. She was in the trauma unit. I didn&rsquo;t expect this outcome, that she&rsquo;d die,&rdquo; Flom said.<\/p>\n<p>Smirnova, who reportedly has dementia, was taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>Later, police announced that she was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a photo of Kravtsov, the woman she allegedly murdered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">95-year-old dementia patient arrested, charged with murder for beating fellow NYC nursing home patient to death <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FXxKiQQ9yc\">https:\/\/t.co\/FXxKiQQ9yc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BuXaUJVBiA\">pic.twitter.com\/BuXaUJVBiA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypmetro\/status\/1968146230086635562?\">September 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Flom said her mother survived the Holocaust when she was just a girl.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She was 5 years old when she was in the ghetto,&rdquo; she told the Post. &ldquo;She had a big family. She lost most of her family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#9888;&#65039; WARNING: This post contains graphic descriptions of a fatal assault.<\/p>\n<p>A 95-year-old woman with dementia allegedly beat her 89-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fellow nursing home resident<\/a> to death with a metal piece from a wheelchair, according to police sources.<\/p>\n<p>The fatal clash occurred late Sunday&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xXpOT7Iu15\">pic.twitter.com\/xXpOT7Iu15<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; True Crime Updates (@TrueCrimeUpdat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueCrimeUpdat\/status\/1967725285752840669?\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kravtsov moved to the nursing home about five years ago, after her husband died, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p>Friends and neighbors adored her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;d sit by the window and we&rsquo;d say, &lsquo;Aunt Nina,&rsquo;&rdquo; said a former neighbor of Kravtsov who identified herself only as Katya. &ldquo;Everybody called her Aunt Nina. She&rsquo;d wave. We&rsquo;d ask how she was doing. We were hoping that she&rsquo;d come back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As for Kravtsov&rsquo;s accused attacker, she has since checked in to the Coney Island Hospital, where she&rsquo;s undergoing a physical and psychiatric evaluation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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