‘Black Widow’ faces High Court as her dead husband’s family launch new bid to prove she killed him

An ex-pole dancer dubbed the ‘Black Widow’ will be hauled before the High Court over accusations she arranged to kill her British husband.

Ganna Ziuzina, who now goes by Julianne Moore, faces claims she had Barry Pring murdered to get his £1.5million.

The 28-year-old will have a civil trial in November, with Mr Pring’s family expected to accuse her of orchestrating his death.

The 28-year-old (pictured) will have a civil trial in November, with Mr Pring’s family expected to accuse her of orchestrating his death

She was accused at an inquest in 2017 of being behind the hit-and-run killing of her businessman husband, 47, on the outskirts of Kiev, Ukraine, in 2008.

She was dubbed the ‘Black Widow’ after a British coroner ruled Mr Pring was ‘unlawfully killed’.

Mr Pring’s mother Irene and brother Shaughan claim in legal papers seen by the Mirror: ‘It is the contention that the deceased was wilfully and deliberately killed, and that [Ziuzina] was complicit in the killing of the deceased, and intended that outcome.

Mr Pring’s mother Irene and brother Shaughan (both pictured) claim in legal papers: ‘It is the contention that the deceased was wilfully and deliberately killed, and that [Ziuzina] was complicit in the killing of the deceased, and intended that outcome’

‘[Ziuzina] brought about the murder of the deceased with the assistance of a person or persons whose identity is presently unknown.’

They go on to accuse Ziuzina of marrying Mr Pring for his money and ’caused his death to rid herself of him and for her own financial benefit when it was likely that the marriage would otherwise have soon come to an end’.

But Ziuzina denies the accusations, adding in the papers Mr Pring’s family did not know details of the couple’s relationship.

But Ziuzina (pictured with Mr Pring) denies the accusations, adding in the papers Mr Pring’s family did not know details of the couple’s relationship

She also put down the claim her marriage had been on the rocks, saying they had been planning to go to Colorado for skiing.

Mr Pring, from Battersea, south-west London died without and children and with no will

John McLinden QC, defending Ziuzina, said in a previous court appearance: ‘She wants me to say publicly that the family are completely wrong in their belief and sight has been lost that she too has been gravely affected by this tragedy.’

And her solicitor John Cabot has said she will be giving evidence in next month’s trial.

After Mr Pring’s death was ruled ‘unlawfully killed’, Ziuzina took legal action – which saw the High Court overrule the coroner’s finding.

Police in Ukraine initially investigated Mr Pring’s death as a traffic offence before reclassifying the incident as murder.

But their latest probe said a key witness account of Mr Pring’s death – which said a car hit him at high speed with its lights off – did not tally with other statements from the scene.

Mr Pring, from Battersea, south-west London died without and children and with no will.

Ziuzina lives in Marbella, Spain, with Ivan Lister, 48, also from Britain.