{"id":205066,"date":"2022-03-13T07:11:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T14:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=205066"},"modified":"2022-03-13T11:15:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T18:15:32","slug":"nevadas-sunset-station-stabbing-revenge-for-iranian-generals-death-cops-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nevadas-sunset-station-stabbing-revenge-for-iranian-generals-death-cops-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada\u2019s Sunset Station Stabbing Revenge for Iranian General’s Death, Cops Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman remained in custody today a week after she allegedly twice stabbed a blindfolded man in the neck while the two were having sex at Henderson, Nevada\u2019s Sunset Station Hotel and Casino<\/a>. She later told authorities the knifing was in retaliation for a 2020 US military drone strike which killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.<\/p>\n

\"Nika
Nika Nikoubin, 21, in a mug shot, pictured above. She was arrested for attempted murder and other charges after allegedly stabbing a man in the neck while the two were having sex in a Henderson, Nev. casino-hotel. (Image: Henderson Police Department)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The man and woman had met online. On March 5, they went to the casino-hotel. They went up to a 14th<\/sup> floor room, and while the duo was intimate, Nika Nikoubin, 21, put a blindfold on the unnamed man, police said.<\/p>\n

Nikoubin then turned the lights off. She pulled a knife from a pocketbook and a short time later, the man \u201cfelt a pain on the side of his neck,\u201d <\/strong>reported KLAS<\/em>, a local TV station.<\/p>\n

His injuries did not appear to be life threatening, but police did not reveal his current physical condition.<\/p>\n

Once he felt the wound, the man pushed the woman away, The Times of Israel<\/em>, a national Israeli publication, reported. He then ran away from the hotel room. He called local police.<\/p>\n

He told cops he had first met Nikoubin through a dating app. It was later revealed that the site was Plenty of Fish<\/em>, KLAS<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

Nikoubin also quickly ran out of the hotel room after the stabbing, the police report said.\u00a0 She admitted to a hotel employee she had stabbed someone, the report adds.<\/p>\n

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Later, Nikoubin was charged with attempted murder, two counts of battery, and burglary of a business, the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em> reported. It is unknown if additional charges are possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She was being held in the Clark County Detention Center Sunday morning. Her bail was set at $60,000. It is unclear if she is somehow linked to Iran. Nor was it clear why she selected this particular man to injure.<\/p>\n

General Killed in Drone Strike<\/h2>\n

Soleimani was killed by the US Air Force at Baghdad International Airport during a drone attack on Jan. 3, 2020, i24 News<\/em>, an Israeli-based news site said.<\/p>\n

Soleimani led the Quds Force of Iran\u2019s<\/a> Revolutionary Guard Corps, The Times of Israel<\/em> reported. The Israeli news site explained it is a terror group which handles foreign operations for Iran.<\/p>\n

\"Soleimani
Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general, pictured above. He was killed in a US Air Force drone strike in 2020. His death led a woman to allegedly stab a man earlier this month while at a Nevada casino-hotel. (Image: Getty Images<\/em> via Time<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nikoubin singled out the general\u2019s death when explaining the attack of the man in Nevada.<\/p>\n

She advised that there are injustices, in particular the killing of Qasem Soleimani in Iran,\u201d<\/strong> an arrest report from the Henderson Police Department said, the Review-Journal<\/em> reported. \u201cNikoubin stated she wanted revenge.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Later, she claimed she did not want to murder the man.<\/p>\n

\u2018Gravedigger\u2019 Song Made Her Do It<\/h2>\n

She also later told authorities said she heard a song called \u201cGravedigger.” It \u201cgave her the motivation\u2026 to carry out her revenge,\u201d police reports quoting Nikoubin said.<\/p>\n

There is a song “Gravedigger” performed by Dave Matthews. It is unclear if that is the song which motivated her to attack the man.<\/p>\n

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Nikoubin is believed to reside in Las Vegas. She has attended UCLA, i24 News<\/em>\u00a0said. Her reported hobbies include debating, Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide<\/em>, a news site, reported. Other interests appear to be indoor cycling and painting. She studied philosophy in college, according to a UCLA online site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nikoubin will appear local court on March 24. If convicted, she could face many years in prison.<\/p>\n

It appears the US Department of Homeland Security was involved in the investigation of the stabbing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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