In the city of Kanibadam in the Sughd region, 4 members of two families have been killed again. The incident occurred on the night of December 15 this year in the village of Hisorak (formerly – Kurghanch), not far from the center of Kanibadam. According to Radio Ozodi, two of the deceased are 35-year-old Gaibullo […]
In the city of Kanibadam in the Sughd region, 4 members of two families have been killed again.
The incident occurred on the night of December 15 this year in the village of Hisorak (formerly – Kurghanch), not far from the center of Kanibadam.
According to Radio Ozodi, two of the deceased are 35-year-old Gaibullo Mahmudov and his 28-year-old wife Zarnihor, who left behind three children. Also killed were 70-year-old Oisha Shokirova and her son – 44-year-old Javlon Shokirov.
Details of the murders are still unknown, and authorities have not commented on the incident.
Murders in the city of Kanibadam, which are very similar to serial killings, began in May of this year. At that time, six members of two families were killed in the village of Sandzhidzor in Kanibadam. One family of the deceased were Tajiks, the other were Kyrgyz. Eyewitnesses and relatives reported that signs of violent death were visible on the bodies of the victims.
Later, several other high-profile murders occurred in the city and its surroundings, the latest being the murder of a family of six in the village of Shurobkala, which took place on the night of December 8.
The motives for the crime are still unknown. Some relatives suggested that the criminals were robbing people in this way, as it was reported that money and valuables were missing from the homes of the deceased.
However, authorities stated that some murders occurred due to family conflicts.
On December 12, the Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced 42-year-old Marat Sattorov, a security guard at a school in the village of Sandzhidzor in the Kanibadam district, to life imprisonment. The court found him guilty of murdering six people.
Sharifjon Ashurov was also sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with this case.
Investigations are ongoing in other cases.
Serial murders in Kanibadam are causing concern among the country’s residents. They are demanding that authorities find the perpetrators as soon as possible and hold them accountable.