Woman with criminal history arrested in Bucharest after mutilating neighbour with knife
Gianina Constantin, 37, was arrested on remand after attacking a neighbourhood neighbour out of jealousy. The victim was beaten and cut on the face with a knife.
Former convict attacked neighbour she suspected of having a relationship with her husband
A woman with an extensive criminal record from Bucharest was arrested on remand in the middle of last week after mutilating a neighbourhood neighbour with a knife out of jealousy, according to Gândul. Paradoxically, the husband for whom the violence was triggered is currently in prison, where he is serving a heavy sentence.
Gianina Constantin, aged 37, is, according to judicial sources, an offender with lengthy experience. She served a sentence of four years in Romania for forming a criminal group and has multiple theft offences committed in Cyprus on her record.
Her husband, also a known offender, is in detention. Nevertheless, Gianina Constantin started a bloody conflict with Alexandra B., 42, a neighbour whom she suspected of having maintained a relationship with her husband.
On 31 October, Constantin is said to have sent the presumed rival a long series of threatening messages via WhatsApp. The following day, the threats materialised: on 1 November, the woman sought out her neighbour in the neighbourhood, beat her and cut her face with a knife.
The victim was transported to hospital by SMURD ambulance. Four days later, Gianina Constantin was apprehended by officers from Section 13. Initially detained on charges of threatening behaviour and assault, she was presented to the magistrates of the District 3 Court, who ordered her arrest on remand.
Sources close to the investigation stated exclusively to Gândul that, before the attack, the two women had insulted each other by telephone. However, when questioned by investigators, the victim denied the existence of any romantic relationship with the aggressor's husband, specifying that they all knew each other from the neighbourhood.
Source: Gândul