Report: Slava Voynov kicked, choked his wife

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov kicked and choked his wife in October, when he was arrested for domestic violence, per a police report.

The Los Angeles Times acquired a copy of the police report that resulted in a felony domestic violence charge against Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov. The report states that Voynov kicked and choked his wife, Marta Varlamova, multiple times before  throwing her into the edge of a television, which gave her a gash over her eye. Voynov stands trial in March against the charges.

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The police report reads, “During a heated argument the suspect choked the victim approximately three times with his bare hands. The suspect also pushed the victim to the floor several times and began kicking her in various parts of her body.”

The report also notes that Voynov told his wife to ‘get out’ several times while repeatedly claiming he wanted a divorce. The LA Times also notes that the report states:

"Varlamova told police that Voynov then kicked her five to six times while on the ground. She said she screamed for him to stop.When she rose, the report said, Voynov pushed her into the corner of a flat-screen television mounted on the wall, opening a gash above Varlamova’s left eye. Varlamova said the couple’s bedroom was “covered in her blood.”“Voynov ‘got scared’ and the attack stopped,” the report said."

Voynov will stand trial on March 2 for his alleged crimes. His attorneys have already contested the report, citing the fact that Varlamova speaks exclusively Russian and didn’t know the answers she was providing to questions she didn’t fully understand. The defense maintains the events of the night in question were purely an accident.

“Voynov stated she hit the edge of the television as she was getting out of bed,” the report said. “Voynov denied striking and pushing [Varlamova] into the television. No further questions were asked.”

The Times also notes of Varlamova’s hospital visit, “A doctor used eight stitches to close the cut and ordered a tetanus shot during the two-hour visit.”

We’re not sure how it sounds when you say you have ‘pain all over your body’ in Russian, but it’s hard to imagine the police misreporting that little tidbit. In all, this report appears to be pretty damning for Voynov, who hasn’t played an NHL game since the charges surfaced.

Voynov and his attorney will have their work cut out for themselves when they take to the defense on March 2.

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