A 26-year-old woman has been killed in the Yeset Batyr residential area of Aktobe. Police say a suspect has been identified and detained, and a criminal case has been opened, infohub.kz reports.
The press service of the Aktobe Region Police Department said the detained man has been placed in a temporary detention facility.
"Preliminary findings indicate the crime was committed over a domestic conflict between former spouses. It should be noted that no reports, complaints or signals about domestic conflicts had previously been received by police," the Aktobe Region Police Department said.
Investigative measures are under way to establish the circumstances of the incident. No further information will be disclosed in the interests of the investigation.
The killing comes days after a 26-year-old woman was murdered at a wedding palace in Aktobe. A suspect was detained. According to police, he was the victim's former partner, and a conflict arose between them at the facility over the issue of renouncing parental rights. The woman was raising four children. Two of them are shared with the man suspected of the crime.