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“Everyone will think that I did it.” How Bishimbayev explained the bruises on Nukenova’s face: Yesterday 17:39

At the trial, ex-minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev voiced his version of the appearance of bruises on the face of Saltanat Nukenova, Tengrinews.kz correspondent reports.

According to the defendant, his wife often drank alcohol. Once, before going abroad, Bishimbayev came to Nukenova, supposedly to talk after another quarrel.

“Before leaving, I stopped by to see her. Probably 2-3 days before leaving, I found her at home swollen, swollen, drunk and with a large black eye under her eye. I said: “Where did the black eye come from, Salta?” She says: “I’m here at night.” I was going to the toilet, fell, hit a stool, “A stool, or a nightstand, or a bed,” said Kuandyk Bishimbayev.

After this, according to Kuandyk, the couple met again to celebrate the birthday of Saltanat’s friend.

“Baurzhan Seitzhanov came again, he wanted to reconcile us, he knew that we… I told him that we were breaking up. This is my comrade. He said: “Let me make peace, this is my sister, you are my friend, I will reconcile you.” “. We met, she came, I think it was her friend Victoria’s birthday. She was wearing these big glasses. I said: “Salta, you’re walking around in these big glasses, with a black eye.” Still, they will think that I did this to you.” She says: “No, I told the girls that we broke up,” Bishimbayev added.

Bishimbayev’s lawyer asked how many times a year he got into a fight and raised his hand against Saltanat.

“I gave evidence during the investigation, except for the 9th (November 2023. – approx.), twice: October 20 and March 9,” the defendant answered.

Bishimbayev added that he does not consider this a “systematic beating.”

According to the ex-official, he and his wife often quarreled. During one of these conflicts, a fight broke out between them.

“The process started: screaming, uproar. In the end, she couldn’t hold back, she came up and from about 1.5-2 meters threw her phone in my face – she had an iPhone 14. That’s why I got a bruise. I didn’t respond either restrained himself, gave her several slaps in the face. That’s how our quarrel happened on October 20,” the accused said.

Let us remind you: according to prosecutors, Kuandyk Bishimbayev repeatedly beat Saltanat Nukenova. At the court hearing on March 29, the brother of the deceased, Aitbek Amangeldy, showed photographs of the beaten Saltanat Nukenova. According to him, Saltanat herself sent them to him when she lived with Bishimbayev.

Read also: “You killed her for eight hours”: Saltanat Nukenova’s mother could not contain her emotions at the trial

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