A volleyball coach in West Kazakhstan Region has gone on trial for beating a minor in his charge — the conflict erupted after the teenager refused to go to a competition, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the press service of the West Kazakhstan Regional Court, the criminal case was heard by the No. 2 district court of Akzhaik district. The man was accused of intentionally causing minor bodily harm to a minor (paragraph 8 of part 2 of Article 108-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan).
The court established that the defendant, working as a volleyball coach, became angry at the minor's answer that he would not go to the competition. Amid the ensuing conflict, the man deliberately struck the teenager twice in the face with his hand and then kicked him in the chest area.
From the blows, the minor stepped back and hit his head against the wall of the premises.
The teenager later complained to his parents of body pain and then sought medical help.
After examining the evidence presented, the court found the defendant guilty of committing the criminal offense under paragraph 8 of part 2 of Article 108-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Taking into account the circumstances of the case, he was sentenced to one year of restriction of liberty. The verdict has entered into legal force.