A WOMAN bravely opened up about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex who crucified her and set her on fire after she ended their relationship.
Oksana Kuzmenko, 40 told a court how her ex-partner Oleg Schegolikhin, 33 subjected to to a cruel torture in revenge for their breakup.
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She revealed how Schegolikhin staged crucifixion by nailing her to a wooden plank after she broke up with him.
The sick criminal then poured petrol on his ex-girlfriend and set her on fire, leaving her completely unrecognisable.
Oksana had suffered horrific wounds following the brutal torture in which she “lit up like a candle”.
Shchegolikhin was sentenced for 12 years in a strict regime penal colony by a Russian court for attempted murder with “extreme cruelty”.
But he has since volunteered to fight for the warmonger in his invasion of Ukraine, and so is unlikely to spend much time in jail.
The victim bravely gave evidence in court about the hideous attack in which he beat her for an hour and threatened to kill her.
In October last year, Schegolikhin reportedly ambushed Oksana near her home in Yekaterinburg and took her to a car repair workshop where he worked as a welder.
He ignited her in flames after nailing one of her legs to a wooden plank and corkscrewing a tool into her other leg.
He then doused the flames but only after she had sustained serious burns.
Schegolikhin drove off with the victim to the city of Asbest, presumably to kill and bury her in a forest en route.
But quick-witted Oksana deliberately crashed the car into another vehicle – an act which likely saved her life.
He fled the car as cops arrived at the scene but was detained later that night.
Oksana told the police about the horrifying ordeal as they found her in a “terrible condition”.
She was diagnosed with severe burns to the upper limbs, upper respiratory tract, neck, face, and buttocks.
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She had wounds in her limbs from the nail and “corkscrew” and was in a “grave” condition in hospital.
In court, she said: “He took off my boots. He took my left leg and hammered a nail into it.
“And in my right leg he took something like a corkscrew and twisted this sharp object into my right leg.
“At the same time he said that he would kill me.He gave me time until 4am….
“He took out a cigarette and a lighter, and poured petrol. So, I lit up like a candle.
“He took a fire extinguisher but before this he smoked a cigarette and watched me burning. He tore the burnt skin off my right hand.”
How you can get help
Women’s Aid has this advice for victims and their families:
- Always keep your phone nearby.
- Get in touch with charities for help, including the Women’s Aid live chat helpline and services such as SupportLine.
- If you are in danger, call 999.
- Familiarise yourself with the Silent Solution, reporting abuse without speaking down the phone, instead dialing “55”.
- Always keep some money on you, including change for a pay phone or bus fare.
- If you suspect your partner is about to attack you, try to go to a lower-risk area of the house – for example, where there is a way out and access to a telephone.
- Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other weapons. Avoid rooms where you might become trapped, such as the bathroom, or where you might be shut into a cupboard or other small space.
If you are a victim of domestic abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity’s email support service is open weekdays and weekends during the crisis – [email protected].
Women’s Aid provides a live chat service – available weekdays from 8am-6pm and weekends 10am-6pm.
You can also call the freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.
The attack came after Oksana told him she wanted to end their relationship.
According to the victim’s mother, the couple had been dating for about six months.
Shchegolikhin had hidden his past as a convict with previous sentences for hijacking, theft, battery, and drunk driving, Oksana said.
His lawyer Olga Polishchuk claimed after the trial that he would appeal as he “never intended to kill her” when he nailed her to a plank and set her ablaze.
She said: “Under interrogation and in court he always said: ‘I loved her’.”
He would appeal the conviction for attempted murder but meanwhile had applied for a scheme that enabled him to receive a pardon from Putin after serving six months in his war.
“Taking part in the war, he would be able to make amends to her,” his lawyer said.
The despot previously released tens of thousands of his country’s most dangerous criminals, including murderers, rapists and paedophiles to join his deadly invasion.
Thousands of the poorly-trained and ill-equipped prisoners were forced to their deaths in suicidal meat-grinder assaults or faced the firing squad if they refused.
Those who managed to survive six months had their convictions and sentences wiped.
Yet, dozens of those pardoned by Putin went on to commit new horrific crimes – including murder and rape – since being freed to return to civilian life.
In November, Putin pardoned a self-confessed cannibalistic Satanist who was convicted of killing and devouring two children.
Another sadistic killer who raped and tortured ex-girlfriend before stabbing her 111 times was freed earlier in the same month.
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