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This summer, a shocking video spread across social media. The footage shows a man at the “Kuyluk” market chasing another man, catching up to him, and stabbing him multiple times. The victim falls and never gets up. The attacker calmly wipes the knife on his shirt and walks away from the scene. Later, it was revealed that the victim succumbed to his injuries.
According to the investigation, the attacker and the victim knew each other. Both worked as porters at the market and often spent time together. They had come to Tashkent in search of work: one from Surkhandarya, the other from Khorezm. They were 37 and 38 years old.
On the day of the incident, they were drinking together, but a trivial argument escalated into a tragedy while they were intoxicated.
“I had been drinking, but not too much. Alcohol confuses a person and can lead to irreversible tragic consequences, so I don’t recommend drinking. I was just sitting to the side, and he came up and hit me. I nearly fell. Under the influence of alcohol, my companion seemed to turn into a lion and, in a fit of rage, attacked the older colleague. I told him: don’t come closer, don’t argue, let’s talk tomorrow. But then I got angry and stabbed him with a knife,” the defendant said.
During the trial, the defendant admitted his guilt and expressed remorse. He claimed he had not intended to kill his companion and that the conflict arose spontaneously. However, the court found him guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to 15 years in prison under part 2 of Article 97 of the Criminal Code.
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