A specialized interdistrict court for juvenile cases in Kazakhstan's Karaganda Region has tried a criminal case over a man's death in Balkhash, with three defendants, including a minor, in the dock, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the official Telegram channel of the Karaganda Region courts, the case involved the intentional infliction of grave bodily harm that negligently caused a person's death, committed by a group of people acting in prior conspiracy.
The court established that in the early hours of December 22, 2025, in Balkhash, a minor and two other defendants beat the victim repeatedly with their fists and feet to the head during a fight. The man died in hospital from the injuries he sustained.
The defendants' guilt was fully proven by witness testimony, video footage, expert findings and other case materials.
During the main trial, the prosecutor asked for 8 years in prison for the minor and 9 years for each of the other two defendants. The victim's side asked for the defendants' actions to be reclassified under Article 99, Part 2, Points 7 and 9 of the Criminal Code (murder). The defense asked for the defendants to be acquitted.
In imposing sentence, the court recognized one defendant's minority as a mitigating circumstance. No circumstances aggravating criminal liability or punishment were established.
The court found the minor guilty and sentenced him to 8 years in prison, while his two companions received 9 years each. The victim's civil claim for moral damages was partially granted in the amount of 10 million tenge, and legal representation costs of 3.5 million tenge were also awarded. The verdict has not yet entered into legal force.