The Monino Acid Maniac: Insane in Court, Sane About Money

From Russia with Fear · Jan 19, 2026 · 5m

An acid attacker from the Moscow region, officially declared criminally insane, is trying to reduce the compensation he must pay to his victim by seven times. While undergoing compulsory psychiatric treatment, Andrey Suleymanov — known as the “Monino acid maniac” — is appealing a court ruling that ordered him to pay three million rubles to Anastasia Loboda, the woman whose face and eyesight he destroyed with sulfuric acid. With the active support of his mother, he has already paid only a small fraction of the sum, while his victim continues a painful, expensive fight for recovery. This…