"According to sources familiar with the investigation, the nearly century-old Galina Smirnova was initially taken to Coney Island Hospital to undergo a psychiatric evaluation and it was unclear if she was going to be charged criminally due to reportedly suffering from dementia. However, cops said Tuesday that Smirnova had been officially booked on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the killing of 89-year-old Nina Kravtsov."
"Police sources report that Kravtsov was found lying in a bed inside the Seagate Rehab Nursing Home located at 3015 West 29th St. in Coney Island just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. She had suffered head trauma. Cops say Smirnova had allegedly become enraged and used a metal object taken from a wheelchair and beat Kravtsov with it. EMS rushed the victim to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where she was pronounced dead during the early hours of Monday."
An 89-year-old resident, Nina Kravtsov, was found with head trauma inside Seagate Rehab Nursing Home in Coney Island just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday and was pronounced dead at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn early Monday. Police allege 95-year-old resident Galina Smirnova became enraged and used a metal object taken from a wheelchair to beat Kravtsov. Smirnova was taken to Coney Island Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation amid reports she suffers from dementia, and police later booked her on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Kravtsov’s daughter said her mother was a Holocaust survivor and the family is shocked.
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