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A woman found with fatal head injuries in Manchester has been named by police as Norwegian concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko.

The 38-year-old mother died on Sunday shortly after police found her at a house on Culcheth Lane following reports of an assault.

A post-mortem examination revealed she suffered head and neck injuries.

A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Greater Manchester Police said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34107410
 
A man has been charged with murder after concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko was found with fatal injuries at a house in Manchester.

John Martin, 47, is accused of killing the 38-year-old mother, who died after reports of an assault at a property in Culcheth Lane, Newton Heath, on Sunday.

Mr Martin, of Culcheth Lane, has also been charged with the attempted murder of a boy under the age of 17.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34120946
 
A Norwegian classical musician has denied murdering his Russian partner, a world-renowned concert pianist.

Natalia Strelchenko, 38, was found with head injuries at her home in Newton Heath, Manchester, on 30 August and died a short time later in hospital.

John Martin, 48, entered a not guilty plea to the charge of her murder at Manchester Crown Court.

Double bass player Mr Martin, also known as Jon Skogsbakken, had been living with Ms Strelchenko.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35293536


A talented pianist was strangled and beaten to death by her abusive husband who was jealous because she was more successful than him, a court heard.

Norwegian double bass player John Martin, 48, is accused of attacking his wife Natalia Strelchenko so severely her jawbone snapped in two.

Ms Strelchenko, also known by the surname Strelle, was found with head and neck injuries at their home in Newton, Heath, Manchester, last August, on the couple's second wedding anniversary.

Mrs Strelchenko had played the piano from the age of eight and went on to gain entry to the prestigious St Petersburg State Conservatory in her homeland, the jury was told.

The prosecutor added she was at the "peak of her powers" and performed in concerts with a full orchestra.

She moved to Manchester in 2009 following the breakdown of her first marriage three years earlier, before she met the defendant a year later.

Mr Hall said the pair soon embarked on a romantic relationship, but it was one which was "marked with tensions".

The prosecutor said: "She complained that the defendant controlled her. He was very jealous if she was out without him ... jealousy made worse by the fact that, to all intents and purposes, her career had taken off while his had not.

"They would also argue regularly about such matters as financial affairs and who should keep the house clean."

He said the tensions would at times reach "quite a high level" and on occasions the defendant would physically restrain her from leaving their home.

The court heard that police had been called over previous arguments between the pair.

In early August last year, the defendant threw Ms Strelchenko out of the house in anger, the jury was told, because he was not prepared to pay her mobile phone bill any longer.

Following that incident, Martin texted his wife's music publicist in which he said: "She drives me crazy [blame the victim, why don't you?] and must be stopped when it happens."

Ms Strelchenko temporarily moved back in three days before her death ahead of starting a job in France where she had a second home.

Martin was said to have become "very upset" the day before his wife's death when he discovered she had advertised the address on a property exchange website for people who wanted to swap homes for short periods, rather than stay in hotels.

A separate dispute followed over eating arrangements when Ms Strelchenko and friends arrived home in the early evening which led to the defendant drinking cider alone in the garden shed.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...ears/ar-BBpT1U9?li=BBoPOOl&ocid=mailsignoutmd
 
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What a fucking man cunt. I mean sheesh how dare she be better than him in her chosen field. Clearly she should have diminished her light so his bitch ass could shine brighter.
That an individual could be so unabashedly bitter about another's success is so crazy. I would have been riding that gravy train all the way in. He must have really sucked compared to her. And I'm sure the 10yr age difference and her burgeoning personal life didn't help his ego much. Poor sad loser murdered the only good thing in his life.
 
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