The criminal court panel of Tashkent city upheld the verdict in February 2025 regarding a man who brutally attacked his wife. This was reported by Upl.uz.
The defendant was sentenced to 15 years and 3 months in prison for attempting murder due to a domestic dispute, financial disagreements, and drug addiction. The incident occurred in one of the capital's districts and attracted wide public attention.
According to court materials, the husband's attack was triggered by his wife's refusal to sell their shared home. The victim stated in court that her husband had been trying for a long time to sell the family property to obtain money for purchasing narcotics.
The house was the last valuable asset of the family raising two children. On the tragic day, the victim returned home and saw her husband sharpening a knife in the kitchen.
According to her, the husband's attack started suddenly and initially involved beating her with his hands. Later, he inflicted injuries with the knife.
Medical personnel noted that the victim had more than twenty deep wounds of varying severity on her body. The woman was urgently hospitalized and survived thanks to the doctors' efforts.
During the trial, she emphasized that she could not forgive her husband's actions. The criminal's actions were evaluated under Article 97, Part 2, Clause 25 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan as attempted murder, committed with particular cruelty and for personal gain, as well as posing a risk of repeated offenses.
At the first trial, all evidence fully proved the guilt. The defendant disagreed with the verdict and filed an appeal to mitigate the sentence.
However, as a result of the appellate court's review, the verdict was not changed. In 2019, Uzbekistan adopted the Law "On Protection of Women from Violence and Harassment."
This law introduced the concepts of "gender-based violence" and "protection order" for the first time in the country's history. The protection order grants the victim the right to state protection, prohibits contact with the aggressor, and forbids the aggressor from approaching the victim.
