A Bolshoi star dancer was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday over an acid attack on the ballet's director that exposed vicious backstage bickering and intrigue at the renowned theatre.
The judge pronounced Bolshoi soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko guilty of making plans to attack Sergei Filin, who lost most of the sight in one eye and 20 per cent in the other in the attack on Jan. 17.
Ex-convict Yuri Zarutsky, who splashed the acid in Filin's face, was sentenced to 10 years; a driver, Andrei Lipatov, got four years.
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The three were also ordered to pay 3.5 millions rubles (about $106,000 US) in damages to Filin.
http://news.ca.msn.com/world/bolshoi-sentence-dancer-pavel-dmitrichenko-given-6-years-1
The judge pronounced Bolshoi soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko guilty of making plans to attack Sergei Filin, who lost most of the sight in one eye and 20 per cent in the other in the attack on Jan. 17.
Ex-convict Yuri Zarutsky, who splashed the acid in Filin's face, was sentenced to 10 years; a driver, Andrei Lipatov, got four years.
- Bolshoi Ballet 'a giant brothel,' former dancer claims
The three were also ordered to pay 3.5 millions rubles (about $106,000 US) in damages to Filin.
http://news.ca.msn.com/world/bolshoi-sentence-dancer-pavel-dmitrichenko-given-6-years-1
