In the village of Ashchybulak, Almaty region, 29-year-old Gulmira Myrzakulova took her own life. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
The deceased's relatives and the husband's parents told Sputnik Kazakhstan about the incident. Gulmira was married twice; her first marriage was unsuccessful. The man lived with his first wife for 12 years, but they had no children. The couple parted peacefully, wishing each other happiness. After some time, the man married Gulmira, who was 13 years younger than him. The family conflict occurred in July of this year.
Sister's Account
"On July 23, Gulmira, another sister, and I talked via video call. I got angry and told our parents about it. I called her husband and told him off. While I was doing that, my younger sister was frantically writing to me: 'don't tell mom'," says the deceased's sister, Aziza Myrzakulova.
When Gulmira learned that her sister had told their mother, she said goodbye to her sister. "Gulmira told my sister: 'my sister told our parents, my two children are orphans, I'm tired.' Then my sister told me: 'Gulmira did something to herself, we need to go quickly.' I called my brother, and we searched for her rented apartment. We searched from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., barely finding it. During that time, no one from the husband's side answered the phone," the relatives say.
Broken Phone
Gulmira and her husband lived with his parents for two and a half years, and moved out 7 months ago. The tragedy occurred in their second rented apartment. The woman's relatives did not know the exact address. But over the years, Gulmira never complained about being beaten by her husband.
"Gulmira broke her husband's phone. I told him: 'why are you beating my sister, take her away,' and he said 'take her.' Gulmira took her own life on July 26," says the sister. Relatives suspect that Gulmira had been beaten before.
Gulmira's body was taken to the morgue. But there, a conflict broke out between the two sides, escalating into a fight.
"My Grandchildren Are Sick"
A Sputnik Kazakhstan correspondent spoke with the parents of the husband, who is suspected. The pensioners, over 70, say there were no conflicts while Gulmira lived with them.
"We held a wedding and welcomed our daughter-in-law. My son lived very well with his first wife, but they had no children. And with Gulmira, twins were born. The girl has epilepsy, and the boy was delivered with a vacuum, which damaged his brain. He cannot eat on his own and cannot see. He is 2.5 years old," says the mother-in-law, Kyzboldy Bektemisova.
In December of last year, Gulmira and her husband said they wanted to live separately. However, the mother-in-law was against it. "Both grandchildren are sick. I fed them with a spoon from birth. I said: 'let me help, you'll struggle with them.' But my son and daughter-in-law insisted. So we bought construction materials and started building them a house," the pensioners say.
Conflict Started Over Phone
While living together, Gulmira and her husband never quarreled, but after moving out, their family began to shake. "My son called his wife 7-8 times. Then he came home, they quarreled, and the wife threw his phone on the floor."
