Kharkiv beheadings
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Kharkiv beheadings is a crime which shocked Ukraine, and the world, seeing a judge and his family beheaded with a machete in what was described as a 'medieval massacre'.[1]
The judge, Vladimir Trofimov, his wife Irina, their son Sergei and the son's partner, were attacked in the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv on December 15, 2012. The judge, who was described as being fair in his sentencing, was attacked at his family home. The bodies were all left at the scene, minus their heads. It was reported the judge, his wife and son's partner were killed first then beheaded, while the son was beheaded while still alive.[2]
Police stated that the motive for the murders was either revenge or theft. Trofimov, 58, had worked as a magistrate and judge for more than 30 years and was a noted antiques collector. The attack came on a celebration day for judges in Ukraine. The case was described as one of the most shocking to emerge from the former Soviet Union into the international media, with many commentators using the case to spotlight the flawed Ukrainian judicial system.[3]
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