The court hearing on the high-profile case took place today at the Soviet Court of Kazan.

      The court hearing on the high-profile case took place today at the Soviet District Court in Kazan. On the defendants' bench is Iosif Lifshits, the director of the industrial base near which Zhanna Khusainova died. In 2024, in the village of Samosyrovo, she was mauled by dogs that, according to the investigation, were kept on the territory of the industrial base. Iosif Lifshits delivered his final statement for 40 minutes. Whether he admitted guilt is reported by Alexander Maiorov.

      Iosif Lifshits read his final statement for 40 minutes. He did not admit his guilt in the death of Zhanna Khusainova. The man is confident that there is insufficient evidence of his guilt. The prosecutor requested a sentence of one year and 11 months of restriction of freedom for causing death by negligence. The tragedy occurred in November two years ago. According to the investigation, 49-year-old Zhanna Khusainova died after a dog attack. Her mutilated body was found near Lifshits' industrial base, where the four-legged animals lived.

      "We are obliged to feed the animals that find themselves in a hopeless situation — and I did just that. I was given animals. I fed them, and I do not regret it," said the accused Iosif Lifshits. The husband of the deceased believes that "we are responsible for those we tamed" — and the punishment should be strict and fair. "There is so much evidence that there can be no acquittal. Grief and the weight of loss overwhelm," said the victim Rustem Khusainov.

      The next hearing in the Soviet District Court will take place in a few days.

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      The defendant in the dog attack case in Samosyrovo, Lifshits, did not admit guilt. The consideration of one of the most high-profile cases in recent years is nearing its conclusion in the Soviet Court of Kazan. 16:41 14.08.2026 TRK Tatarstan-New Century - Kazan