Two first-instance courts found the man guilty on several counts of the Criminal Code, including murder.
In January 2025, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported the arrest of a suspect in the armed robbery in the Naryn region. The police noted that on the night of January 7, intruders broke into the house, causing bodily harm to citizens S.Ch. and Zh.A., and also stole a safe containing 500,000 soms. The victims were hospitalized.
The investigative department of the Kochkor district police initiated a criminal case under Article 207 ("Robbery") of the Criminal Code. Officers from the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Naryn region police identified the suspect K.U., born in 1982, and arrested him at Manas Airport while he was attempting to leave. The man was taken to the investigative authorities and placed in a detention facility.
During the investigation, it was revealed that on January 22, K.U., upon arriving in Bishkek, opened a bank card and topped it up with 450,000 soms, after which he transferred 190,000 soms to his daughter and 150,000 soms to his wife. Evidence was seized during the search. The investigation is ongoing.
According to the case materials published in the State Register of Judicial Acts, during a court session at the Kochkor Court, the accused Ulan [name changed K.U.K.] declared his innocence regarding the charges of murder and attempted murder, but fully admitted guilt in the robbery. He explained that on the day of the crime, he went to the victims, with whom he had previously had good relations, but resorted to crime due to his dire financial situation.
According to him, in December 2024, he lost 832,000 soms at the Osh market in Bishkek, which forced him to seek ways to urgently recover the lost funds. Additionally, he had a debt of 1,348,000 soms to S.Ch., which he was supposed to repay by early January 2025. Realizing that he would not be able to find the money legally, he decided to commit robbery, not intending to harm the life or health of the victims.
The accused stated that he had known the victims for a long time, they had business relations regarding livestock sales, and they maintained good relations. After losing a significant amount of money, he was in a depressed state and even underwent treatment at a medical facility.
The investigation established that on January 6, 2025, S.Ch. demanded the return of the debt by phone, stating that he was leaving on January 10. After that, the accused found himself in a desperate situation and decided to commit the crime. He prepared a metal rebar in advance, sharpening its end to break open doors, and bought gasoline to destroy his clothes and hide evidence, but later discarded it.
At around 1:30 AM, he arrived at the victims' house, and the door was open. Upon entering, he turned off the electrical panel, but some rooms still had lights on.
Going up to the second floor, he noticed open doors and locked the room where the children were sleeping. In the adjacent room, he saw the light from Zh.A.'s phone, and in its illumination, he noticed a safe at the entrance. While trying to pull out the safe, he made a noise, after which A. woke up. In panic, the accused struck her with the rebar, not remembering how many times. When S.Ch. woke up, he also received a blow from the rebar and fell.
To create the appearance of several people being present, the accused shouted, "Let's go, let's go," carried out the safe, but due to its weight, he returned, opened it, and found 500,000 soms, which he took, leaving other belongings behind. From this amount, he transferred 190,000 soms to his daughter's account via an app, 150,000 soms to his wife, and spent the remaining money.
Later, upon learning about the victims' difficult fate, he experienced deep emotional distress and even attempted to take his own life. He planned to fly to Russia, bought a plane ticket, but was detained at the airport. During a search, he was found with 88,900 Russian rubles and 200 dollars, which he intended to give to the victims.
The accused expressed regret for his actions, noted that Zh.A. was his classmate, and apologized to the victims, asking for a fair punishment.
The accused's lawyer requested that when determining the sentence, it be taken into account that Ulan had no prior convictions, was raising minor children, and asked to terminate the criminal prosecution under Articles 122 ("Murder") and 216 ("Destruction or Damage to Property") of the Criminal Code due to insufficient evidence.
The victims and their legal representatives, as well as witnesses, detailed the circumstances of the case during the court session, emphasizing the brutality of the attack, the severe injuries to Zh.A., her prolonged coma, and subsequent death. They insisted on the full admission of guilt by the accused and demanded life imprisonment.
By the verdict of the Kochkor District Court of the Naryn region dated June 11, 2025, Ulan was found guilty under paragraphs 1, 3 of part 2, part 3 of Article 207 ("Robbery") of the Criminal Code and sentenced to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Under paragraphs 2, 10, 14, 16 of Article 37 ("Attempt") - 122 ("Murder") of the Criminal Code, he was also sentenced to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Under part 2 of part 3 of Article 37 ("Attempt") - 216 ("Destruction or Damage to Property") of the Criminal Code, he was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Under paragraphs 10, 14, 16 of part 2 of Article 122 ("Murder") of the Criminal Code, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Based on Article 77 of the Criminal Code, the final sentence was determined as life imprisonment with confiscation of property, to be served in a high-security correctional colony. The time spent in custody was counted (1 day in custody counts as 2 days of imprisonment).
The term of imprisonment begins from January 25, 2025.
The verdict of the Naryn Regional Court dated October 21, 2025, changed the decision of the Kochkor District Court dated June 11, 2025, regarding the convicted individual. He was found guilty under paragraphs 2, 3 of part 3 of Article 207 ("Robbery") of the Criminal Code. And under part 2 of Article 37 ("Attempt") - 216 ("Destruction or Damage to Property") of the Criminal Code, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Paragraph 16 of Article 37 ("Attempt") - 122 ("Murder") of the Criminal Code was excluded from the dispositive part of the verdict. The rest of the decision remained unchanged.
The Supreme Court received a petition from the prosecutor of the Naryn region prosecutor's office, Adylbekov, who requests to change the judicial acts of the first and appellate instance courts regarding the convicted individual.
The case materials have been accepted for consideration by the Supreme Court.
