New Delhi:
1000’s in Kazakhstan are at the moment following the trial of former minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev charged with beating his spouse Saltanat Nukenova to loss of life. The Supreme Courtroom proceedings are being live-streamed on social media like a darkish actuality present.
31-year-old Saltanat Nukenova was discovered lifeless final November in a restaurant owned by a relative of her husband, the place the couple had spent virtually an entire day and the earlier evening.
Surprising footage performed within the court docket confirmed Kuandyk Bishimbayev, a former financial system minister, repeatedly kicking and punching a slender younger lady carrying solely a coat and boots, and dragging her round by her hair.
Video proof introduced in court docket captured the harrowing moments of abuse, displaying Bishimbayev assaulting Nukenova outdoors the restaurant, pulling her hair, kicking her whereas she was on the bottom, and delivering a strong blow to her jaw.
The 8-hour-long assault video additionally confirmed Bishimbayev breaking down the door when Saltanat tried to cover in a toilet.
The restaurant workers was instructed to not name emergency companies and to delete CCTV footage, in keeping with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
As she lay on the ground, coated in her blood, Bishimbayev known as a fortune-teller, who assured him his spouse can be superb.
The ambulance arrived 12 hours later, and the medical workers declared her lifeless on the scene.
A coroner’s report unveiled that Nukenova succumbed to mind trauma, with proof of extreme bodily abuse together with a damaged nasal bone and quite a few bruises on her physique.
Bishimbayev, 43, is charged with torture and homicide with excessive violence and faces as much as 20 years in jail. He has pleaded not responsible and has argued in court docket that Nukenova died from self-sustained accidents.
His attorneys initially challenged medical proof indicating Nukenova’s reason for loss of life and tried to painting her as a violent and jealous particular person.
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