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Bolshoi acid attack victim 'cannot see with either eye'

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 11:01
The Bolshoi ballet artistic director who suffered eye and skin damage in a horrifying acid attack in January still cannot see with either eye, his lawyer said Thursday, suggesting that his state of health is worse than predicted by doctors. "As of today, Sergei Filin cannot see either with his left or right eye," his lawyer Tatyana Stukalova told the Izvestia daily in an interview published Thursday, adding that she was citing an expert medical assessment submitted to the investigation into the attack.

Bolshoi ballet chief vows to return after acid attack

March 15, 2013 13:30
AACHEN, Germany (Reuters) - The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet said on Friday he was determined to return to his old life after recovering from an acid attack that badly damaged his eyes, and his German doctor said this should be possible. A masked assailant splashed acid in the face of Sergei Filin as he returned home from the Bolshoi on January 17. Police have charged a top dancer at the world-renowned theatre, Pavel Dmitrichenko, along with two alleged accomplices.

Bolshoi acid attack victim 'will work again': doctor

March 15, 2013 11:15
Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin, who suffered serious eye damage and facial disfigurement in a horrific acid attack, should recover enough vision to return to his professional life, a German doctor treating him said Friday. "We can say that we hope that Mr Filin will recover to a useable vision that will allow him to go back to his normal life and his professional life," Martin Hermel, an eye surgeon who is treating Filin at a German clinic, said at a news conference.

Bolshoi acid attack victim 'will work again': doctor

March 15, 2013 09:30
Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin, who suffered serious eye damage and facial disfigurement in a horrific acid attack, will be able to recover enough vision to return to work, a German doctor treating him said Friday. "We can say that we hope that Mr Filin will recover to a useable vision that will allow him to go back to his normal life and his professional life," Martin Hermel, an eye surgeon who is treating Filin at a German clinic, said at a news conference.

Bolshoi cast defends acid attack dancer

March 12, 2013 10:31
More than 300 members of Russia's world-famous Bolshoi Theatre rose Tuesday to the defence of a top dancer who was charged with masterminding a sulphuric acid attack against the ballet's artistic director. The police detained Bolshoi soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko last week with two others who were accused of being in on the plot against Sergei Filin. The ballet's artistic director is currently recovering from eye damage and facial disfigurement in a German clinic.

Bolshoi acid attack 'puppeteer' still at large: theatre

March 11, 2013 11:46
A Bolshoi ballet dancer charged with ordering an acid attack on the troupe's artistic director was not the ultimate "puppeteer" behind the plot, the theatre said Monday after police said they had solved the case. "We have doubts that Pavel Dmitrichenko was the final mastermind of the attack on Sergei Filin. The leadership of the Bolshoi Theatre feels the same," theatre spokeswoman Katerina Novikova told the Interfax news agency.

Bolshoi says acid attack mastermind still unidentified

March 11, 2013 08:16
The Bolshoi ballet dancer charged with ordering the acid attack on the troupe's artistic director was not the ultimate mastermind, the theatre claimed Monday after police said they had wrapped up their investigation. "We have doubts that Pavel Dmitrichenko was the final mastermind of the attack on Sergei Filin. The leadership of the Bolshoi Theatre feels the same," theatre spokeswoman Katerina Novikova told the Interfax news agency.

Bolshoi says acid attack mastermind still unidentified

March 11, 2013 05:45
The Bolshoi ballet dancer charged with ordering the acid attack on the troupe's artistic director was not the ultimate mastermind, the theatre claimed Monday after police said they had wrapped up their investigation. "We have doubts that Pavel Dmitrichenko was the final mastermind of the attack on Sergei Filin. The leadership of the Bolshoi Theatre feels the same," theatre spokeswoman Katerina Novikova told the Interfax news agency.

Russia detains dancer, two others in Bolshoi acid attack

March 5, 2013 15:46
Russian police detained Tuesday three suspects including a star dancer over January's acid attack on the Bolshoi ballet artistic director, the interior ministry announced. Among the three was a man suspected of throwing acid into Sergei Filin's face, the ministry said, as another source reportedly said the dancer, Pavel Dmitrichenko, was being investigated for allegedly ordering the attack.

Police detain suspect in Bolshoi ballet director acid attack

March 5, 2013 06:01
Moscow police on Tuesday detained a suspect who allegedly splashed acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet in an attack that shocked the world artistic community and left the troupe in crisis. The 42-year-old Sergei Filin was struck with sulphuric acid by a masked assailant as he was entering his apartment building through a dark parking lot in mid-January. Filin spent about two weeks in a Moscow hospital getting treatment for burns to his face and having a series of surgeries on his eyes.
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