Martin Plant©2011
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A Marriage Not Made In Heaven
by
Martin Plant©2011
They say that marriages are made in heaven but in the case of Mazoltuv Borukhova there was no great happiness in her marriage.
Before her marriage, Mazoltuv's life was going well. She went to medical school. She became a doctor. She had a good practice and she was well liked by her patients. She met a dentist by the name of Daniel Malakov. They got along well. They fell in love and they got married. The couple had a girl, and soon after that the marriage went sour.
Mazoltuv Borukhova accused her husband of inappropriately touching the daughter. Two witnesses said it was true but they later retracted their statements.
More arguments followed because of the matter and finally the couple separated. What then occurred was a long courtroom battle where Mazoltuv Borukhova wanted custody of the daughter. The courts agreed, but the husband appealed the decision and Mazoltuv Borukhova was stunned when the courts now gave custody to the husband instead.
Love turned to hate for her husband. But, she handled the matter quite simply. Mazoltuv Borukhova made a phonecall to her cousin Mikhail Mallayev. She explained the situation to him and said she would pay him $20,000. For what? Kill her husband. Mikhail Mallayev agreed.
The shocking murder occurred on a sunny morning at a Forest Hills playground in the section of Queens, New York. The husband, Daniel Malakov had agreed to let the daughter have a visit with the mother. Daniel Malakov entered the playground with his four year old daughter in tow. Suddenly the cousin, Mikhail Mallayev appeared. He pulled out a gun and he shot the father dead right in front of the four year old girl's eyes.
The cousin, and the mother became suspects in the murder. But the cousin and Mazoltuv Borukhova, both denied any involvement in the killing. Someone else had done it, they insisted. They had no part in the murder. The jury thought otherwise. Both were convicted of murder.
The jurors felt that Mazoltuv Borukhova's lack of detachment made her appear guilty. The evidence ,they felt, was also clear cut against her.
Mazoltuv Borukhova, and the cousin, Mikhail Mallayev, were sentenced to life in prison. They are appealing the decision.
A bit of irony for Mazoltuv Borukhova is in the choice of her given name 'Mazoltuv.' In English it means 'good luck.' Apparently she did not have much of that either.
My painting of Mazoltuv Borukhova shows her face at the moment that she had just been sentenced to life in prison. I wanted to show the stunned look on her face and an empty feeling in her eyes. After all, being sent to jail for life is a long, long time.
Artist: Martin Plant Title: Mazoltuv Borukhova my catalog number 4492
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