New Delhi:
Thousands of people in Kazakhstan are currently following the trial of former minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev, accused of beating his wife Saltanat Nukenova to death. The Supreme Court proceedings are being broadcast live on social media like a grim reality show.
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Saltanat Nukenova, 31, was found dead last November in a restaurant owned by a relative of her husband, where the couple had spent almost an entire day and the night before.
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Shocking footage shown in court showed Kuandyk Bishimbayev, a former economy minister, repeatedly kicking and punching a slender young woman wearing only a coat and boots, and dragging her by her hair.
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Video evidence presented in court captured the harrowing moments of the abuse, showing Bishimbayev assaulting Nukenova outside the restaurant, pulling her hair, kicking her while she was on the ground and delivering a powerful blow to her chin.
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Video of the 8-hour attack also showed Bishimbayev breaking down the door when Saltanat tried to hide in a bathroom.
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Restaurant staff were told not to call emergency services and to delete CCTV footage, according to German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
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As she lay on the floor, covered in blood, Bishimbayev called a fortune teller, who assured him that his wife would be fine.
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The ambulance arrived 12 hours later and medical staff pronounced her dead at the scene.
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A coroner’s report revealed that Nukenova succumbed to brain trauma, with evidence of severe physical abuse, including a broken nasal bone and multiple bruises on her body.
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Bishimbayev, 43, is accused of torture and murder with extreme violence and faces up to 20 years in prison. He pleaded not guilty and argued in court that Nukenova died from self-sustained injuries.
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Her lawyers initially challenged the medical evidence indicating Nukenova’s cause of death and attempted to portray her as a violent and jealous person.
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