by Elena Kuleshova
[REGNUM] At the trial, she asked not to arrest her - she needed to prepare her daughter for the new school year, put her affairs in order, and sort out her debt obligations (she pays a mortgage).
The 42-year-old resident of Yekaterinburg, an English tutor who ordered the murder of her husband, spoke as if it were a matter of punishment for jaywalking.
The investigation claims that in order to kill her husband, Natalya Isaeva hired a hitman - an industrial climber, who, however, had never killed anyone in his life and had never even held a weapon in his hands (although he did have some criminal experience). As often happens, the hitman first took money from the client, and then tried to extort money from the would-be victim.
The outcome was partly predictable: Natalia is in jail, her husband is alive and well. Their child, apparently, will now live with his father.
BROKEN COUPLE
Natalia Isaeva's ex-husband stated in court that his wife cannot be released under house arrest. Otherwise, she might order it again, out of revenge.
"I fear for my life and the lives of my loved ones," Oleg Doroshenko said. However, in an interview he said that he wanted "the mildest punishment with all the concessions."
Natalia's friend Alina said that Natalia and Oleg did not register their marriage, although they had a daughter together, as well as Natalia's son from her first marriage. After some time, the relationship fell apart, and Natalia left Oleg.
He couldn't stand this attitude: he broke into the apartment of his ex-wife's parents, even started a fight with her father. According to his friend, he called Natalia and shouted into the phone: "Who needs you with two children?!"
— Open the door! — Oleg Doroshenko demands on the video intercom. — Listen, animal? Hello! Greedy creature, why won’t you give me our child? Do you want money? Greedy creature. Are you writing this down, perhaps? Write it down. Write down that you’re a rat, a selfish creature. Come out, let’s talk! Give me the child already, okay? (swears, spits copiously) Rat, animal…
Since the beginning of 2024, Natalya Isaeva has written: five statements to law enforcement agencies, three to the prosecutor's office, and one to a deputy, asking to protect her from her husband.
But, according to her lawyer Evgeniya Krotova, there was no help. For the IA Regnum, the lawyer explained the reason for Natalia and Oleg's separation:
— We broke up because of systematic beatings. He hit her on the body and face — our daughter was only three months old at the time.
For some time after the breakup, Doroshenko did not bother her, but in 2020, the stalking began. He came to Natalia's house, rang the intercom many times - at any time of the day. Then he went to her parents - also rang. He waited for Natalia in the yard, grabbed her hands, swung them, provoking her to answer, shouted. He tried to snatch his daughter by force. The same thing happened near the school - and all demonstratively, for show.
Having despaired of reaching an agreement with her husband peacefully, as Evgeniya Krotova told IA Regnum, Natalya wanted to file a petition to deprive Oleg of parental rights. But he got ahead of her, going to court with a request to establish a schedule of visits with his daughter.
Evgeniya Krotova writes in her Telegram channel:
— Her [Natalia's] persecution by her former cohabitant, the father of their daughter, was unprecedented. After the aggressive behavior of her ex, when she turned to the police for help, Natalia Isaeva hoped for help and a resolution to the situation, but she was met with indifferent indifference and inaction. Natalia did not receive help [in a timely manner] and became bait for scoundrels and deceivers, who perhaps convinced her that no one would help her except them.
Now the defense is collecting characterizing material on Natalia. And at the same time - on Oleg, and there is already a video in which he does not look at his best. However, an attempt on someone else's life must be punished, regardless of what influenced this decision.
Unfortunately, Oleg Nikolaevich is out of reach: both phones are switched off, he does not appear on social networks. Therefore, we will not know his truth. What has changed for Doroshenko over these nine years, why did his ex-wife turn into a "rat" in his eyes and how did it happen that, despite the father's passionate desire to raise his daughter, the child has now been taken by Natalia's parents.
THERAPIST VS. PEDIATRICIAN
And there are many similar cases. When ordering the murder of a husband or lover, some women want to put an end to addiction, some are encroaching on the inheritance, and some do it out of jealousy.
Shakespearean passions unfolded in the village of Kudryashovsky in the Novosibirsk region: pensioner Svetlana Zhironkina, with the help of a family friend, Yashar Isaev, hired a killer for 100,000 rubles.
| About US$1,270. |
They prepared solidly: Svetlana herself destroyed the servers of the surveillance cameras in the cottage, Yashar told about the daily routine of the victim. Those who ordered the murder received 13 years, the direct perpetrator - 12 years in prison.
Another elderly lady, a 69-year-old Muscovite, also made an attempt on her husband. The husband announced his desire to get a divorce, and the real estate in Dubai literally slipped away from under the pensioner's nose. The Muscovite acted more subtly than the Siberian: she chose poison as the murder weapon and assigned a detective to her husband to find out as much as possible about his movements and contacts. But she made a fatal mistake: she asked the detective to find the killer.
The detective immediately reported the criminal proposal to the authorities. From that moment on, the potential poisoner was under the control of the investigation. On February 10 of this year, the fake killer sent a photo of the "corpse" and asked for a fee - the customer was arrested at the moment of transferring the money.
A resident of the Chelyabinsk region had a similar motive in 2020: she did not want to divide property during a divorce. The 55-year-old woman tried to hire a killer to get rid of her husband, and found nothing better than to turn to an acquaintance. He initially agreed, but then changed his mind and turned the customer over to investigators.
A resident of Smolensk did the same when a friend offered him a job as a killer: her relationship with her husband had not worked out so well that she was ready to give her last - 50 thousand rubles - to break this relationship forever. As in the Chelyabinsk case, fear of inevitable punishment brought the would-be killers to their senses.
In the Moscow region, a 50-year-old therapist from Pushkino ordered the murder of her ex-husband, a pediatrician at the Shchyolkovskaya City Hospital. Oksana Gorlova and her husband moved to Pushkino from Lugansk in 2020, and divorced in 2022. But here's the problem: under the regional quota, they were allocated a two-room apartment, which did not want to be divided into two one-room apartments. And then Oksana decided that it would be easier to eliminate her ex-husband. Having found the perpetrator for 400 thousand rubles,
| …about US$5,080… |
But the story of Severodvinsk resident Tamilla Akhmedova is completely different. She ordered the murder of her husband, and the killer even tried to carry out the order, but the victim survived. The Akhmedovs lived together for 24 years. According to Tamilla herself, her husband began to harass her eldest daughter from her first marriage: he wrote obscene messages, pestered her - and this continued for many years. But he cooled towards his wife: he brutally beat her, did not hesitate to talk about his infidelities, and drank.
Tamilla was sentenced to eight years in prison. The son does not communicate with his mother. She repeatedly asked her ex-husband for forgiveness - and even received it. But the husband himself does not ask for forgiveness and was not punished for domestic terrorism: there is no evidence.
AN EXPLANATION IS NOT AN EXCUSE
In Russia as a whole, if you count the decisions of the courts of first instance, over the past five years about 1,500 husbands and cohabitants have died at the hands of their wives. Some break the law, citing the unacceptable behavior of men.
— Women who find themselves in a difficult life situation should critically evaluate their actions in choosing a way to protect their lives and health, — retired judge Tatyana Pirozhkova told IA Regnum. — The criminal law provides for criminal liability not only for murder, but also for attempted and prepared murder. I advise seeking help from law enforcement agencies and psychological services in a timely manner.
Meanwhile, in Russia in 2024, a bill “On combating intrusive stalking” was submitted for consideration and rejected.
It specifies the types of harassment: surveillance, waiting in places most likely to appear, persistent attempts to contact, including by phone calls, SMS, Internet messages. According to legislators, violating the restraining order should be punished, but it is unclear how: the draft states briefly - "at the discretion of the court."
For now, a restraining order in Russia can be imposed if there is a danger to a person’s life, health or freedom, or if there is a danger of a crime being committed.
In a number of countries, stalkers are punished quite severely. In the US, about 90% of requests for protective orders are granted, and a third of the orders are violated. Violations can be punished, at the discretion of the court, up to a real prison term.
In Germany, a Schutzanordnung is issued by a family court to prevent the abuser from coming within a certain distance of the victim or being under the same roof with them at the same time. The measure is valid for a period of 6 to 12 months. In the UK, the order can be issued by the police for up to 48 hours to allow the parties to cool off, or by the court for 28 days or more.
In Serbia there is no warrant, but there is a court order prohibiting the offender from approaching the victim at a certain distance and for a certain time. In total, 120 countries in the world similarly protect people who suffer from excessive attention and aggressive behavior of others.
Until we have a restraining order, lawyers advise victims of violence to film the beatings and write statements so that there is an evidence base in court. Notify the local police officer, seek help from a lawyer, enlist the support of colleagues, friends and relatives. Record phone calls and save messages, even if they hurt you very much.
The main thing is to stay within the law and not cross the line.
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