Per reports, the 35-year-old policewoman reportedly died after contracting a deadly disease from a suspect that spat in her face. The young woman, Arina, was arresting a man when the suspect spat in her face. She didn’t know the man had the deadly disease at the time. Arina reportedly went untreated for some time until she collapsed at work one day.
“She became ill after several days.” Her on-duty partner, Officer Mikhail said. “She had arrested this guy and he spat in her face. Some time later she collapsed. She had received treatment. She underwent chemotherapy, she was fed food through an IV drip and she had lost a lot of weight. Arina was diagnosed with tuberculosis and started treatment. The brave woman died and was then buried two days later.
“This is an irreplaceable loss for the whole police, fond memories of Arina will remain in our hearts forever,” Arina’s police department wrote on its social media page. “Arina wanted to change something for our country,” wrote one of her friends. “Joining the police was a conscious choice, she wanted to change things for better.”
According to the National Institutes of Health, tuberculosis can be treated by taking antibiotics six to 12 months. Some cases can be drug-resistant and are not easily treated. It is unclear if Arina had a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis or if she was not diagnosed quickly enough for effective treatment. It is unclear whether or not the man who spat in her face faced any charges.