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95-year-old woman charged with murder in death of elderly nursing home roommate

95-year-old woman charged with murder in death of elderly nursing home roommate
nation9/18/2025

An elderly woman has been charged with murder for allegedly beating her nursing home roommate to death in Brooklyn, court records obtained by ABC News show.

A 95-year-old woman is being held at Rikers on charges accusing her of beating her roommate to death at their Brooklyn nursing home. Galina Smirnova, 95, was arraigned and charged Wednesday with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possess... [1380 chars]