Law enforcement officers in the Abai Region have solved a crime committed more than three years ago, identifying a suspect in the murder of a man who had left to find work and then stopped communicating, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' information media portal, the man's disappearance dates back to September 2023. A woman contacted police asking for help in locating her husband, who had left to find work and stopped communicating. Despite the necessary search and investigative measures, his whereabouts could not be established at the time.
The ministry noted that work to determine the fate of the missing citizen never stopped. Police consistently pursued various theories about what had happened and identified possible individuals involved in his disappearance.
"During investigative operations, officers' attention was drawn to a citizen who, as it turned out, had been prosecuted for another crime after committing the murder in question and had subsequently been serving a sentence in prison. Additional comprehensive work was organized to check his possible involvement in the man's disappearance. As a result, the suspect gave a confession, describing in detail the circumstances of the crime and indicating where the man's body had been hidden," the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
The criminal case, along with the indictment, has now been sent to court.