Sudakova , has been charged with stabbing her husband to death with a kitchen knife in Russia .
According to Mirror . UK, Sudakova is accused of killing her 28- year -old husband , Sergey Popov , after he brought home a woman he met at a bar and demanded his wife cook for the pair .
Her mother , Irena Sudakova claims the model was a longtime victim of domestic abuse , and that she had acted in self -defense .
‘ Lilia is a victim , it was self -defense . This was such a sick love. It all happened by accident, it was an accident . ’
She said that Popov had repeatedly beaten Lilia when he was drunk .
Her son – in- law was ‘ smart ’ , ‘ mesmerizing with his mind ’ , and a computer genius, but he was an ‘ alcoholic ’ who could be ‘ an arrogant snob’ and she had witnessed him beating Lilia.
‘ My daughter was completely sober , ’ she said , claiming the law is biased against victims of domestic abuse in Russia .
The model ’ s friend , stylist Karolina Pavlovskaya , also said Lilia had been a victim of abuse .
‘ She was a broken -down girl with a beautiful appearance , but emptiness inside , ’ she said
After the stabbing, Lilia immediately called an ambulance , and Popov was rushed to the hospital where he died .
She confessed to stabbing her husband of four years with a knife and initially told police it was due to jealousy after he flirted with the woman , according to Russian media .
She has been charged with manslaughter and detained in pretrial custody for two months .
Lilia faces up to 15 years in jail if convicted.
