A 23-year-old woman is charged with second-degree murder after a man was fatally stabbed inside a St. Cloud apartment last week.

Katerina Ivanovna Markiv faces two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the killing.

One count alleges intentional murder without premeditation. The second alleges felony murder, accusing her of causing a death without intent while committing second-degree assault. Each charge carries a maximum possible sentence of 40 years in prison.

According to the criminal complaint, law enforcement was dispatched at about 4:05 a.m. to a residence in St. Cloud on a reported knife complaint. The victim briefly spoke with a dispatcher and said he had just been stabbed, describing it as an accident tied to a “minor disagreement.” Dispatchers noted he was coughing and struggling to speak. During the same call, a woman later identified as Markiv took the phone and told dispatch the stab wound was “at his left f***ing nipple,” apologizing as the call continued.