The family of 12-year-old Ablaikhan Yerzhanuly, who was killed in Almaty, disagrees with the court's ruling regarding the teenager who inflicted the fatal wounds. The relatives are demanding that everyone they consider responsible for the tragedy be punished, the website infohub.kz reports.

The teenager who stabbed 12-year-old Ablaikhan in Almaty has been sent to a special school for one year. The victim's relatives consider the ruling unjust.

The boy was killed in June at a military dormitory in Almaty. According to his mother, Zamira Badalova, the conflict was over a girl both schoolboys liked.

"They say this was done by a child. He is not a child. He is a criminal, and with particular cruelty. And this was no accident — he was preparing for it. That is why we see so many gaps. They issued a ruling placing him in a special institution for a year. We completely disagree. In a year the child will understand nothing. I want everyone, absolutely everyone involved in this case to be punished," said the mother of the killed boy, Zamira Badalova.

On the day of the incident, the 13-year-old schoolboy called Ablaikhan out to talk and attacked him with a knife when they met. The boy suffered fatal injuries. It was initially reported that there were nine blows. However, according to relatives, an examination later established that there were 16 wounds.

At the time of the incident the killer was 13 years old, so he was not held criminally liable. His parents were given an administrative penalty. The victim's side disagrees with this ruling.

"By court decision, the 13-year-old teenager has been placed in a specialized boarding school with a special regime. At the same time, the termination of the criminal case does not mean that what happened has gone without consequences. The measures provided for by law have been taken against the teenager and his parents. The minor has been placed on a preventive register. His behavior will be under constant police supervision," explained Saltanat Azirbek, official spokesperson for the Almaty City Police Department.

We previously reported that a conflict between teenagers in Almaty ended in the death of a 12-year-old boy.