The Daily Populous Saturday March 12nd, 2022 day edition
Authored by reviewjournal.com and submitted by mole4000

A woman is accused of stabbing a man at Sunset Station on Saturday as revenge for the killing of an Iranian military leader.

Nika Nikoubin (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

A woman is accused of stabbing a man on Saturday at Sunset Station as revenge for the killing of an Iranian military leader.

Nika Nikoubin, 21, is being held on $60,000 bail after she was charged with attempted murder, two counts of battery and burglary of a business, according to jail records.

A man called police around 10:30 p.m. Saturday from the 14th floor of Sunset Station to report that he had been stabbed in the neck by a woman he met on a dating app, according to an arrest report from the Henderson Police Department released Friday.

The woman told police she wanted revenge for the death of Qasem Soleimani, who was assassinated during a U.S. Air Force drone strike on Jan. 3, 2020. The arrest report indicated that the woman began to have sex with the man, and after she put a blindfold on him, she reached into her purse and pulled out the knife.

“She advised that there are injustices, in particular the killing of Qasem Soleimani in Iran,” homeland security detectives added to the Henderson arrest report. “Nikoubin stated she wanted revenge.”

Nikoubin told detectives she only wanted to hurt the man and did not intend to kill him when she stabbed him twice, according to the arrest report.

The victim’s current condition was not available.

Nikoubin is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing March 24.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

dkyguy1995 on March 12nd, 2022 at 05:07 UTC »

Well I suppose that's out of the ordinary

succed32 on March 12nd, 2022 at 02:27 UTC »

Ive had some crazy dates. But the she wont stop talking about her ex crazy. This is a whole new level. Stabbing a stranger for revenge on something 2 years old and in no way related to the victim or the suspect....

djb1983CanBoy on March 12nd, 2022 at 02:20 UTC »

How could she eligible for bail? -and someone rich genough, no problem?