Wife of NHL's Slava Voynov Claims She Is No Janay Rice

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6. UPDATE: Trial Moved to July 8

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DailyBreeze.com: Los Angeles Kings defenseman Slava Voynov’s wife appeared in Torrance court Wednesday for the first time since her husband was accused of assaulting her at their Redondo Beach home, but her attorney vowed she will not testify against him or answer any questions if prosecutors call her to the witness stand during his trial.

The standoff and a court filing made on her behalf prompted Judge Eric Taylor to reschedule Voynov’s domestic violence trial from April 21 to July 8. A hearing will be held May 4 to again determine whether Deputy District Attorney Frank Dunnick can compel Marta Varlamova to testify or whether she will not have to respond to his questions...

“Ms. Varlamova has legitimate concerns about her privacy and her personal well-being and desires to avoid the emotional trauma, embarrassment and destruction of her privacy that would result from being compelled to testify in this case,” (her attorney) Michael Walsh wrote... “She is not willing to answer any questions ‘concerning’ the subject matter of this case.”

She has "legitimate concerns about her well-being and privacy?" That (along with being referred to as Ms. Varlamova by her lawyer) sounds a lot more like she's been threatened with divorce. Have they been going to counseling, at least? If both the Voynovs want to avoid a trial, they should have worked out a plea deal by now.


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