UGA Student Stabbed by Former Friend Is Recovering

A UGA student who was stabbed by a former friend is recovering from were apparently life-threatening injuries. According to a story in the Athens Banner Herald, Fillip Mirzoev learned from a doctor who treated him that he was lucky to be alive.

The stabbing occurred at the Reserve, an eastside apartment complex. Aliammar Malani, 20, was arrested for aggravated assault and the 21-year-old Mirzoev was transported to the ICU at Athens Regional. The stabbing happened after an argument that escalated into violence.

Mirzoev suffered internal bleeding during the attack, the story says. He has had to withdraw from UGA, where his majoring in management information systems, and he may return to his mothe's home in Sugar Hill to recover fully, according to the story.