New details about Slava Voynov’s domestic abuse charges from back in October have finally come to light. With a trial scheduled to begin on March 2nd, the police report about the incident has provided some new and disturbing details about what allegedly occurred between Voynov and his wife Marta Varlamova.
The incident apparently began at a Halloween party where the couple argued and then Voynov punched her in the left jaw. After leaving the party, that’s where things got ugly.
Via the LA Times:
The dispute continued in the bedroom of the couple’s Redondo Beach home, Varlamova told police. Voynov, she said, choked her neck with both hands three times.
“Voynov pushed her to the ground approximately six to seven times with both hands, telling her that he wanted a divorce and to ‘Get out,’ “ the report said.
Varlamova told police that Voynov then kicked her five to six times while on the ground. She said she screamed for him to stop.
When she rose, the report said, Voynov pushed her into the corner of a flat-screen television mounted on the wall, opening a gash above Varlamova’s left eye. Varlamova said the couple’s bedroom was “covered in her blood.”
“Voynov ‘got scared’ and the attack stopped,” the report said.
Those details are difficult to read. Voynov has pleaded not guilty to the incident, but the details from the report paint a pretty grim picture. The wounds seen by the officers and doctors support his wife’s story.
Voynov had a different story for his wife’s injury:
“Voynov stated she hit the edge of the television as she was getting out of bed,” the report said. “Voynov denied striking and pushing [Varlamova] into the television. No further questions were asked.”
We’ll have to wait and see how the trial plays out. Varying reports have indicated that Voynov’s wife won’t testify and won’t pursue charges against her husband.
