In Kokshetau, four-year-old Alan, who went missing on October 8, was found dead in a water-filled pit at a construction site. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The mother took her son to work because there was no one to leave him with. The child quietly went outside and disappeared. She searched the building and then asked for help. Rescuers and volunteers who arrived hoped the boy had been playing and fallen asleep somewhere indoors. However, surveillance cameras showed he had gone outside and headed to an adjacent area where construction was underway.
"Most of the construction site is concreted. Since it was already dark, it was impossible to see on this concrete that there was a pit for a septic tank. It looked like just a puddle. Together with volunteers, we walked past this puddle several times. One of our volunteers almost fell in himself. But there wasn't even a thought that a child could fall in there," volunteer Oksana Daronina said.
According to the TV channel, it was the mother's first working day. She had taken a job as a cleaner at a production facility but planned to study to become a specialist. The woman was raising her son alone and took him with her because there was no one to leave the child with.
The gates of the construction site where the boy was found were open.
"During search operations, the child was found in an open well. According to preliminary data, no signs of violent death have been established. A criminal case has been opened. The circumstances of the incident are being clarified," said Asem Abdrakhmanova, senior inspector for special assignments of the information policy department of the Akmola Region Police Department.
Volunteers said they knew Alan's family well and had previously provided financial assistance to his mother. On the morning of October 9, activists announced a fundraiser for the boy's funeral. Concerned residents of the city collected the necessary amount within a few hours.