Nursing home resident, 95, charged with beating Holocaust survivor roommate to death with wheelchair pedal
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A 95-year-old woman was arrested in New York after allegedly bludgeoning her 89-year-old nursing home roommate to death with a wheelchair pedal.

Officials have charged Galina Smirnova, 95, with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. She was transferred to another hospital ahead of her upcoming hearing.

Authorities reported that a nurse discovered 89-year-old Nina Kravtsov, a Holocaust survivor from Ukraine, unresponsive and covered in blood on Sunday at the Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Coney Island, as per a report from affiliate FOX 5.

Approximately an hour after she was last observed sleeping, the nurse found Kravtsov with severe facial injuries, while her roommate, Smirnova, was in their shared bathroom cleaning blood off her hands and clothing, the report stated.

Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New York.

The murder allegedly occurred at Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New York. (WNYW)

Family members of nursing home residents told FOX 5 they were concerned about their loved ones’ safety.

Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New York.

Authorities said the victim was found beaten to death at Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New York. (WNYW)

“I was terrified. I didn’t know what to think, actually,” expressed a woman who requested anonymity. “The first thing I did was call and ensure my mom was okay and that nobody else was harmed.”

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