A shocking video from Astana has appeared on social media, showing an unknown man striking an elderly person in the courtyard of a residential building in broad daylight. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the author of the publication in the Telegram channel Astanovka98, the incident occurred near house No. 23 on Mailina Street.
An eyewitness who sent the recording said that after the blow, the man ran after a woman and beat her.
The Astana Police Department told Kursiv that the man in the video had been found and detained.
"A criminal case has been opened on this fact. The suspect has been detained and placed in a temporary detention facility. It has been established that a 28-year-old man, in a state of alcohol intoxication, while leaving the entrance, inflicted bodily injuries on the elderly man. In addition, he struck a 41-year-old woman who tried to stand up for the victim," the police said.
Earlier, Kursiv reported the detention of a 22-year-old man after a conflict with a landlady who asked him to move out. The video appeared on social media. Police opened a case for intentional infliction of harm to health.