A specialized interdistrict criminal court in the West Kazakhstan Region has sentenced a woman accused of killing an acquaintance during a shared drinking session, the regional court's press service said. She was handed a 10-year prison term, infohub.kz reports.
The court found that the defendant was at her acquaintance's home, where the two were drinking alcohol together. During the gathering, a verbal conflict broke out between them amid their intoxication.
In the course of the quarrel, the woman took a kitchen knife from the table and, acting with intent to kill, struck the victim at least eight times in vital organs — the chest and abdominal cavity — causing damage to internal organs. The man died the same day at the city's multidisciplinary hospital from his injuries without regaining consciousness.
The state prosecutor supported the charges and asked the court to sentence the defendant to 11 years in prison. The victim also asked for a strict punishment.
The defendant herself disagreed with the charges and asked that her actions be reclassified under Part 3 of Article 106 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (intentional infliction of grave harm to health resulting in the death of the victim by negligence) and that she receive a milder sentence.
The court found the woman guilty of a criminal offense under Part 1 of Article 99 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (murder). In imposing the sentence, the court took into account the absence of circumstances mitigating or aggravating criminal liability and punishment.
Given the nature and degree of public danger of the crime, the court sentenced her to 10 years in prison. The victim's civil claim was partially satisfied. The court's verdict has entered into legal force.