A trial has begun in Aktobe over the death of 17-year-old Nurbakyt Bakyt, who fell from the fourth floor of a college dormitory. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The defendant is 21-year-old senior student Madi Sugerbay, accused of leaving a person in danger and causing death by negligence.
Circumstances of the tragedy
The tragedy occurred seven months ago in the dormitory of the College of Transport, Communications and New Technologies. According to the prosecution, Sugerbay came to the room of three junior students, first asked for cigarettes and sent them to look for some from other students, and then ordered them to go to the store for food.
The dormitory doors were locked at night. According to case materials, the senior student suggested lowering one of the boys out of the window on tied blankets. Nurbakyt Bakyt began to descend, but he slipped and fell to the ground.
“We tied five blankets. Yernar held one end, the other was lowered out the window. I stood by the door. Nurbakyt started to climb down. Suddenly Yernar said that he had slipped and was lying below with a bloody head. I ran to the window and saw Nurbakyt on the ground,” the TV channel’s report quoted.
The teenager suffered severe injuries and fell into a coma. Doctors fought for his life for 42 days, but could not save him.
The victim’s mother’s allegations
The mother of the deceased, Kulaim Kolova, believes her son was intimidated and forced to carry out the senior student’s errands. According to her, after the incident, the college administration tried to present what happened as an accident.
“I got a call from the college at four in the morning saying my son was in the hospital. When I arrived in Aktobe, I was met by teachers and management. They claimed that my son had gotten hungry at night and decided to climb out the window to go to the store for food. But I didn’t believe it. The evening before, I had transferred him money. Later we even spoke via video call, and he showed what he had bought,” Kolova said.
The defendant’s position
The defendant denies guilt. His mother, Bakytzhamal Shabayeva, claims that the junior students were planning to go to the store themselves, and her son only gave them 2,000 tenge and asked them to buy him groceries.
“He wasn’t involved in this story at all, he went to his room. My son wouldn’t hurt a fly! No one said he hit or beat anyone. When it all happened, he wasn’t even nearby. Now they are simply trying to shift all the blame onto my son,” Shabayeva stated.
The mother of the deceased demands that college and dormitory staff also be held accountable. According to KTK, they have not yet been named in the criminal case.