NIZHNY NOVGOROD, January 14 (RIA Novosti) - A young woman from Nizhny Novgorod in the Volga Region has been arrested on suspicion of killing her friend, who was a fan of a rival soccer club, local investigators said on Wednesday.
Investigators said CSKA Moscow fan Anna Gorbunova, 21, admitted stabbing Victoria Kiryanova, a Spartak Moscow fan, four times in the back during a quarrel.
The 26-year-old died at the scene without regaining consciousness.
"One woman is a fan of CSKA, the other is a fan of Spartak, that's why the conflict occurred," said the head of a local investigation department, Maxim Markeyev, although he added that other versions for the killing were also being considered.
Gorbunova said she had used the knife in self-defense, investigators said. A criminal case has been opened.
