Father sentenced to 25 years for the murder of his 15-year-old son

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan sentenced Parviz Odinaev to 25 years in a strict regime for torture and murder of his own son.

The news agency Asia-Plus, citing its sources, reported that the court ruling in this case was issued on November 11 of this year. The prosecutor demanded 27 years in prison for Odinaev, but the judge, taking into account Odinaev’s minor children, reduced the sentence by two years.

Parviz Odinaev was found guilty of crimes under Article 104 (Murder) and 117 (Torture and Punishments) of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan. The convicted will serve the sentence in a strict regime colony.

No official comments from the authorities have been received yet.

Neither the convicted nor his relatives will file a cassation appeal. Parviz himself also agrees with the verdict and stated that he has no complaints.

The infamous video of Parviz Odinaev torturing his son appeared online on July 26, 2025, and caused a wide public outcry.

According to the father’s words in the video, the man accused his 15-year-old son of stealing 800 somoni and, to extract a confession, dragged his son by the legs, tying him with a rope to a car.

It later became known that as a result of this brutal torture, the boy sustained serious injuries and lost consciousness. His father took him home in that condition and left him overnight in a barn. In the morning, the boy was found lifeless. The parents called a doctor, but it was already too late – the boy had already died.

Later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country announced in a published statement that it had arrested Parviz Odinaev, a 40-year-old resident of the city of Tursunzade.