Former Bolshoi Theatre dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko stands inside the defendant's cage during a court hearing in Moscow December 3, 2013. A Russian judge on Tuesday found Dmitrichenko and two co-defendants guilty in an acid attack that nearly blinded the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet last January. [Photo/Agencies] |
After a month-long trial, the judge said Dmitrichenko and two co-defendants had intentionally caused grievous bodily harm to the victim, Sergei Filin.
State prosecutors have asked for a nine-year prison sentence for Dmitrichenko, 29. Judge Yelena Maximova is expected to issue a sentence later on Tuesday.