UMVA has learned that a chilling murder unfolded in a London flat, where Yuriy Muzyka brutally stabbed his ex‑partner, Halyna Hoisan, six times before snapping a selfie beside her lifeless body.
The tragedy erupted on a night when Halyna, 29, was on a second date, hopeful for a fresh start. Within minutes, Muzyka burst through her door, clutching a knife he had purchased just hours earlier for £34.99, the box still sitting on his table beside a non‑molestation order.
CCTV captured the horror: Muzyka left his home almost immediately after the couple arrived, his movements betraying a disturbing pattern of surveillance. The wounds he inflicted were calculated, targeting the chest with surgical precision, a grim testament to his premeditated intent.
Investigators uncovered a digital obsession: his phone was littered with searches for spyware, masks, human anatomy and knives—44 mask images, 186 chest diagrams, 261 knife pictures—revealing a terrifying fixation on control and violence.
During his arrest, Muzyka claimed victimhood, muttering that he couldn’t believe his “partner” was sleeping with another man. The jury dismissed his denial, finding him guilty of murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
At sentencing, the judge described the attack as a “planned and sustained” assault on a beloved mother, noting Muzyka’s knowledge that Halyna’s four‑year‑old daughter would be present, yet proceeding regardless.
In a heartrending victim impact statement, Halyna’s mother, Svitlana, addressed Muzyka in Ukrainian, her tears echoing the profound loss of a daughter and the terror her granddaughter endured.
Muzyka received a life sentence with a minimum of 30 years, a stark reminder of the deadly consequences of jealousy and relentless stalking.
