Russian woman tried to kill lookalike friend by poisoning a CHEESECAKE

Just Desserts! Former Russian dominatrix attempted to kill her doppelganger friend by poisoning a CHEESECAKE in bid to steal her identity – as she shrugs off incident with a smile in court

  • Viktoria Nasyrova, 45, appeared at the Queen’s Supreme Court on Monday
  • She’s accused of a number of crimes including attempting to murder Olga Tsvyk
  • If convicted, Nasyrova could face up to 25 years of prison time, a jury heard

A Russian-born former dominatrix accused of trying to kill her doppelganger with a cheesecake laced with poison as part of an identity theft plot appears to have shrugged off the accusations with a smile in court.

Viktoria Nasyrova, 45, appeared at the Queen’s Supreme Court on Monday for opening statements in which it’s been alleged that she left a trail of DNA evidence and spoke of the accusations in several jailhouse interviews.

Prosecutors said these media interviews, which took place in the wake of her arrest, are likely to be a focus in the trial, and if convicted of her crimes, could see Nasyrova face up to 25 years in prison.

The 45-year-old’s twisted past has become media fodder as stories of running from the law after the murder of a woman in Russia in 2014 emerged among accusations of targeting men on dating websites, drugging and robbing them.

Russian-born former dominatrix, Viktoria Nasyrova, is accused of trying to kill her doppelganger with a cheesecake laced with poison as part of an identity theft plot and appeared to shrug off the accusations with a smile in court

Assistant District Attorney Konstantinos Litourgis painted a picture to jurors on Monday of what they could expect to learn throughout the trial, according to Fox News.

‘The DNA that was on that container belongs to Viktoria Nasyrova,’ Litourgis said in his opening statements.

‘So, on top of everything you’re going to hear from civilian witnesses, you’re going to learn that there’s a cheesecake container that had [tranquilizer] Phenazepam in it and also had the defendant’s DNA on it.’

Litourgis continued, referring to the alleged victim Olga Tsvyk, that Nasyrova has been specifically asked about the crimes, and appeared to show no remorse.

‘She was asked this specific question: ‘There is a woman named Olga who looks a lot like you who said that you poisoned her with a piece of cheesecake in order to steal her identity,”Litourgis said.

‘You know what this defendant did when she was asked that question? She smiled. And you know what her answer was? ‘I can tell you I know this person. I know who you mean. I did not force her to eat the cheesecake.’

Nasyrova appeared in a black turtleneck top, glasses with her hair pulled back into a ponytail during the court appearance

For the most part, the 45-year-old kept a fairly neutral disposition, but appears to be smiling and speaking to someone behind her in photos that were taken on the day

‘This is not a joke. It’s not just a story. It’s not an accident and it’s not a mistake. This defendant intended to kill this woman and steal her identity.’

Nasyrova appeared in a black turtleneck top, glasses with her hair pulled back into a ponytail during the court appearance. 

For the most part, the 45-year-old kept a fairly neutral disposition, but appears to be smiling and speaking to someone behind her in photos that were taken on the day.

Tsvyk, an eyelash stylist, also testified on Monday telling the court that Nasyrova had arrived at her home in Forest Hills, Queens, August 2016 in desperate need of her services.

Nasyrova had been a client for six months before the attack, and bizarrely trekked to the Queens salon despite living in Brooklyn.

‘She told me, ‘I’m right now in Brooklyn. I want to bring you some famous cheesecake from a famous bakery.’ I told her, Viktoria, that’s not needed, just come over,’ Tsvyk said.

Assistant District Attorney Konstantinos Litourgis painted a picture to jurors on Monday of what they could expect to learn throughout the trial saying the 45-year-old left a mess of DNA evidence behind

 Prosecutors claimed that Nasyrova then stole Tsvyk’s passport, cash and other belongings and tried to make the incident appear to look like a suicide

After arriving at her home, Nasyrova ate two slices of cheesecake offering a third slice, that prosecutors say had been laced with Russian tranquilizer Phenazepan, to Tsvyk.

Tsvyk told the court that she started to feel sick about 20 minutes after eating the cake.

‘I started to look to lie down on the bed,’ Tsvyk told the jury.

‘I started to look for a pillow. I was realizing that I was losing consciousness and I said to her, ‘Vika, I’m feeling really bad.’ I started feeling very nauseous. I wanted to vomit. I started to vomit right by my bed onto the floor.’

Prosecutors claimed that Nasyrova then stole Tsvyk’s passport, cash and other belongings and tried to make the incident appear to look like a suicide by scattering pills around the victim’s body.

‘Everything was done in this case very carefully and very methodically by this defendant not only did she poison Olga in order to impersonate her she also staged her bedroom to make it look like suicide,’ Litourgis said.


Tsvyk similarly wore a black turtle neck, her hair out, and appeared relieved to be leaving the courtroom as she briskly walked to the elevators among a throng of reporters

When asked how she had been feeling following her statements, she replied softly, ‘not good’

Tsvyk similarly wore a black turtle neck, her hair out, and appeared relieved to be leaving the courtroom as she briskly walked to the elevators among a throng of reporters. 

When asked how she had been feeling following her statements, she replied softly, ‘not good.’

A mess of DNA evidence appeared to have been left on the cheesecake box according to Litourgis who added that this and additional evidence proves that she tried to kill Tsvyk.

The prosecution said they plan to call another witness during the trial, who claims that Nasyrova had drugged him after they met on a Russian dating site in 2016.

Litourgis said that the man ate fish and vegetables cooked by the 45-year-old and woke up in hospital three days later.

Police said Nasyrova enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of diamonds and furs, paid for by the men she lured into her life. A dark picture of her past has been painted since her arrest

Stories of running from the law after the murder of a woman in Russia in 2014 among accusations of targeting men on dating websites, drugging and robbing them, also emerged about Nasyrova

‘His symptoms almost mirrored that of Olga’s,’ Litourgis said, noting that the man’s watch and cash had been stolen.

Meanwhile, in 2019, Nasyrova pleaded guilty in a separate case in which she had been charged with attempted larceny in Brooklyn Supreme Court, following other allegations that she had drugged and robbed men that she met on dating apps.

She’s also accused of drugging and killing her neighbor in Russia, torching the body and fleeing to New York in 2014.

It’s been reported that she was allegedly able to escape Russia by having sex with a local police officer. Interpol then issued a red notice for her arrest for murder.

Nasyrova’s attorney, Christopher Hoyt, told jurors that the current case wasn’t as ‘open and shut’ as prosecutors have claimed.

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