Man who stabbed his wife, two minor children and mother-in-law to death in Kashkadarya sentenced to life imprisonment

The perpetrator stabbed a sleeping pregnant wife, two minor children and an elderly woman.

This terrible tragedy occurred on the night of December 10, 2020. In the middle of the night, a 30-year-old man, a resident of Kashkadarya region, arrived at the house of the parents of his 25-year-old wife, who, after another quarrel, left for her parental home.

There, the man, who brought two kitchen knives with him, stabbed his sleeping pregnant wife first, then two minor children aged 8 and 6 (the wife’s nephews), then killed the mother-in-law.

The case was considered at the Kashkadarya Regional Criminal Court. The man was found guilty under Article 97 (Premeditated Murder) of the Criminal Code and sentenced to life imprisonment.