A court in Shymkent has delivered its verdict in the case of the murder of a 40-year-old wrestler. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to court materials, on January 20, six defendants and other unidentified individuals, acting in prior conspiracy, deliberately rammed the car in which the victim, Vasily Kolesnikov, was sitting.
They then used a knife and a pistol to beat Kolesnikov and his two companions. One of the defendants stabbed one of the victims in the chest, causing grave harm to health.
Furthermore, Kolesnikov was forcibly put into a car and taken to the area of the village of Kaynar. There he was struck multiple times on the head and other parts of the body with blunt and sharp objects and killed with extreme cruelty.
The guilt of all defendants was proven. The prosecutor requested prison sentences of 22 to 24 years.
By the court's verdict, one of them was sentenced to 23 years, two to 22 years, two others to 21 and 20 years respectively, and another to 20 years and 6 months.
In addition, the court ordered the defendants to pay 10 million tenge in moral damages to the victim who suffered grave injuries, as well as 4 million tenge for legal fees.
According to Talgat Yessimov, the lawyer for the victim's side, two more suspects are currently wanted.