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Ukrainian Woman Fatally Stabbed in Haifa Apartment; Son Present
A woman was fatally stabbed in her home in Kiryat Haim, Haifa, on Friday evening, October 23, 2026. The victim was identified as Yana Zykova, with reports conflicting on whether she was 34 or 43 years old. Police arrested her partner, a man around 30 years old, at the scene of the crime.
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What happened
- 01Yana Zykova was fatally stabbed in her Kiryat Haim apartment in Haifa on Friday evening, October 23, 2026.
- 02Police arrested the suspect, the victim's partner who is around 30 years old, at the scene of the crime.
- 03The couple's six-year-old son witnessed the stabbing, and child welfare services have taken custody of him.
- 04A neighbor alerted the police after hearing screams from the apartment at approximately 6:45 PM.
- 05Neighbors reported that the victim lived separately from the suspect and had previously expressed fear of him.
- 06According to the Michal Sela Forum, 12 women have been killed by their partners in Israel since the start of 2026.
- 07A women's organization is demanding a national program to prevent violence against women from the next government.
The couple's six-year-old son was present in the apartment and witnessed the stabbing. Social services have taken custody of the child. A neighbor alerted the police after hearing screams from the apartment around 6:45 PM. Neighbors described the victim as an exemplary mother who raised her child alone, and noted that she had previously expressed fear of the suspect, from whom she was living separately.
According to the Michal Sela Forum, 12 women have been killed by their partners in Israel since the beginning of 2026. In response to the incident, a women's organization is demanding that the next government implement a national program to prevent violence against women.
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