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Rachel Treisman

A woman gets 21 years for trying to kill her doppelganger with poisoned cheesecake

Prosecutors say Nasyrova gave her friend cheesecake laced with a highly potent sedative, then scattered pills around her unconscious body. (Queens County District Attorney)

A Russian woman living in New York City was sentenced to 21 years in jail for poisoning her similar-looking friend with sedative-laced cheesecake, then stealing her identification and other valuables.

A jury convicted Viktoria Nasyrova, 47, of attempted murder, assault and other charges in February. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced her sentence this week, nearly seven years after the made-for-TV incident.

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