& # 39; My husband cut my hands with an ax & #8211; BBC News

Russian domestic abuse: In December 2017, Margarita Gracheva's husband dragged her into the woods and cut her hands with an ax.

In his case, activists' fears have highlighted the fact that Russian law on domestic violence could be softened by abuse.

The first offenses for which the victim is not hospitalized are no longer treated as crimes and penalties have been reduced, according to legal changes filed in February 2017.

Former husband Dmitry Grachev has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Produced, filmed and edited by Elizaveta Vereykina

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