Penza, 8 February 2012. PenzaNews. The resident of Penza who was hospitalized with several knife wounds made by a native of Tajikistan in the center of the city on February 8 died in hospital.

“Doctors fought for life of the victim during several hours, she died on an operational table,” said the press-service of the Office of the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation for the Penza region.

As it was reported earlier, unknown young man assaulted the woman 1981 year of birth near shop center “San&Mart” in the afternoon on Wednesday, February 8. Passers-by detained the criminal and delivered him to police.

Circumstances of the incident are investigated.