‘Russian roulette’ horror as mum-of-two shot dead after agreeing to have loaded rifle fired at her head in drunken game
A MUM-OF-TWO died after being shot in the head at point-blank range during a drunken Russian roulette game at a house party.
Anastasia Barbakar, 32, a serious gunshot wound to her forehead and was rushed to hospital, where doctors immediately alerted police.
She died two days later, on January 30, without ever regaining consciousness at the hospital in Koryazhma, northern Russia.
The horror unfolded on January 25 when the party host, identified only as 34-year-old Vladislav K., showed off his new air rifle to guests.
According to local reports, the group had been fooling around with the weapon, pretending to take aim, when Anastasia took things a step further.
She reportedly put the barrel to her forehead and insisted on being shot, believing the gun was empty.
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Vladislav, still thinking there were no rounds in the chamber, jokingly asked: “You sure you want to?”
When Anastasia confirmed she did, he pulled the trigger — sending a deadly lead slug into her skull.
Her devastated husband, Alexey Barbakar, paid tribute to his wife, describing her as a “cheerful, positive, beautiful” woman and a devoted mother to their two daughters.
“Nastya was a good wife, a wonderful mother to our two daughters, a cheerful, positive, beautiful, sociable girl,” he said.
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“She could find an approach to every task she did, you can say a lot of good things about Nastya.”
Police initially detained Vladislav on suspicion of causing death by negligence but are expected to upgrade the charge to manslaughter.
Despite often being treated as toys, some high-powered air rifles can fire lead bullets at speeds comparable to a .44 Magnum handgun —more than enough to be lethal at close range.
Elsewhere in Russia, footage of an eight-year-old groom having his first dance after an illegal arranged marriage to a 13-year-old girl has sparked major concerns.
A shocking clip shows the teenage girl in a flowing white wedding dress leading a slow dance with the underage boy as dozens of smiling people watch on.
Local reports said the video went viral online and caused outrage among Russians for the illegal and unfair practice.
The young boy, in navy trousers and a matching blazer, appears to be despondent in the short clip.
His apparent bride looks equally as disheartened as she towers over the small child.
At one point the teenager even positions the boy's arm in place up in the air as she ducks underneath and spins.
Meanwhile, cops have issued an arrest warrant for an influencer who filmed himself launching his baby into a pile of snow for likes on social media.
Sergey Kosenko, the Russian millionaire behind the dangerous stunt, threw the innocent infant who was thought to be just two-months old at the time.
Sergey is known as Mr Thank You on social media, where he has 46.6million followers on Instagram alone.
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The self-described actor, singer, influencer, entrepreneur posted the video last month.
The viral clip has been viewed thousands of times around the world - and now one year on cops are taking action after growing backlash.
