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A strange incident recently occurred in Tashkent. An inadequate man was running down the street, growling at passersby and trying to box with them. Law enforcement officers found him and put him under arrest for three days. It seems that he was under the influence of alcohol or some kind of substances.
This story was reported by the anti-violence project “Nemolchi.uz.”
The events unfolded on the evening of August 9, when a young woman and her mother were walking home past a café and a pharmacy. Suddenly, a man jumped out from around the corner and began growling at them, clearly in an inadequate state.
“He tried to grab us by the chest. I managed to step aside, but my mother wasn’t as lucky, and she fell onto the steps,” the girl recounted.
The man didn’t stop there. He bent over the elderly woman, continuing his strange actions. Fortunately, other passersby were nearby and helped the woman get up.
The girl, in a state of shock, pushed the aggressor and threatened to call the police. To this, the man threateningly responded, “I’ll call them for you!” One of the men nearby stood up for the girl and hit the attacker in the face. Before the police arrived, the man managed to escape, but the girl was able to capture him on video.
The girl’s mother had to call an ambulance. Fortunately, she didn’t suffer any serious injuries, only some scrapes and bruises. The next day, the victim filed a report with the police.
Two days later, the woman was called in for an identification lineup. It turned out that the surveillance cameras had not only recorded the attack on her but also other instances of the man’s aggressive behavior. He had been harassing other passersby, trying to box with them, and jumping around.
In court, the man tried to justify himself, claiming that he didn’t like a certain man and elderly woman, so he tried to walk between them and didn’t mean for the woman to fall. However, this explanation did not convince the court.
The man was found guilty under Article 41-1 (sexual harassment) and sentenced to three days of administrative arrest.
The text has been translated by AI. For more accurate information, please refer to the Russian version of the article.
