Shymkent court sentences Sherkhan Aimakhan to life for murder of Nuray Serikbay
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The specialised interdistrict criminal court of Shymkent sentenced Sherkhan Aimakhan to life imprisonment for the murder with particular cruelty of 21-year-old Nuray Serikbay. The court also ordered Aimakhan to pay 25 million tenge in moral damages and 5 million tenge for legal fees. The verdict has not entered into force, and the victim's family had sought 10 billion tenge in moral damages.
Key Facts
- The specialised interdistrict criminal court of Shymkent sentenced Sherkhan Aimakhan to life imprisonment for murder with particular cruelty, forced marriage, and stalking of 21-year-old Nuray Serikbay.
- The court ordered Aimakhan to pay 25 million tenge in moral damages and 5 million tenge for lawyer fees.
- Forensic experts showed all 36 stab wounds on Serikbay were inflicted while she was alive, with some wounds reaching 7–8 cm deep.
- The victim's family demanded 10 billion tenge in moral damages and intended to give the entire sum to charity.
- Former Karatau district police officer Abilgazy Artykbay, already dismissed, persuaded Serikbay not to "break the guy's life" instead of opening a criminal case after the October abduction.
Conviction and Sentence
A specialised interdistrict criminal court in Shymkent found Sherkhan Aimakhan guilty of murder with particular cruelty, forced marriage, and stalking of 21-year-old Nuray Serikbay. The court sentenced Aimakhan to life imprisonment. It also ordered him to pay 25 million tenge in moral damages and 5 million tenge for the victim's lawyer fees. The verdict has not entered into legal force.
Trial Evidence and Police Conduct
Forensic experts displayed all 36 stab wounds on a mannequin and demonstrated the injuries with a knife in court. The examination found each wound was inflicted while Serikbay was alive, with some reaching 7–8 cm deep. Serikbay told her mother she had been forcibly abducted, and her father said he twice asked Aimakhan's father to tell his son to leave her alone. Former Karatau district police officer Abilgazy Artykbay, since dismissed, testified that after the October abduction he persuaded Serikbay not to "break the guy's life" instead of opening a criminal case. Aimakhan claimed he was in a relationship with Serikbay and that she agreed to marry him, but the court received evidence that contradicted his account.
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Shymkent court sentences Sherkhan Aimakhan to life for murder of Nuray Serikbay
