Mother of Teen Suspected in Talgar Boy’s Death Shares Her Version of Events

In the Talgar district of the Almaty region, a conflict between two teenagers ended with the death of one of them. According to the victim’s father, an 11th-grade student struck his son, who fell and spent 17 days in intensive care before passing away.

After Alikhan’s funeral, the victim’s father claimed that the accused teenager’s family tried to intimidate him. However, the mother of Yerasyl (name changed) fully denies this and says the situation was completely different.

Nazgul told Orda.kz her version of how and why everything happened.

According to Nazgul, the story began with a girl Yerasyl was dating. Alikhan had allegedly been bullying her.

My son stood up for his girlfriend, and Alikhan insulted him in response. The next day they ran into each other by chance near a shop. They greeted each other and stepped aside to calmly resolve the conflict. And the claims that my son beat Alikhan until he was covered in blood are a complete lie. 

Nazgul says that when Yerasyl tried to defend himself, he pushed Alikhan, who fell, hit the back of his head, and lost consciousness.

The boys then ran to nearby houses asking for help. A man who was repairing a car in his yard rushed over with his two sons, and his wife called an ambulance.

The boys splashed water on his face and brought smelling salts to help bring him back. When the ambulance arrived, it was my son who ran to meet it and guided the medics to the scene. He waited for the father and stood there until the ambulance took the boy away. There was no fleeing the scene where the unconscious child was lying. That alone proves that the father’s claims — that everything was deliberate, intentional, and planned in advance — do not reflect reality.

Nazgul urged people not to listen only to the accusing side but to hear her out as well and not condemn her son without knowing the full story.

The Mother Asked for Forgiveness

In his interview, Daniyar Nurgaliev claimed that the accused teenager’s family never came to ask for forgiveness, that both boys were at fault, and that the second time they supposedly came with threats.

But Nazgul denies this completely.

I went to them myself. But the father didn’t let me into the house. He wouldn’t even let me offer condolences to the boy’s mother. The elders also wouldn’t allow me near. ‘Leave, disappear, go away,’ that’s what they were saying. Then the father’s younger brother came out, pushed me, and told me: ‘Don’t come here at all.’ And he didn’t let me inside.

But Nazgul did not give up and came again, determined to make peace.

She brought an aqsaqal (a respected elder – Ed.) so he could help reconcile the families according to tradition.

He gave them advice, recited the Quran. But even then, they still wouldn’t let us in.

When Alikhan was in intensive care, Nazgul went to the hospital to find out how he was doing.

But his father would not let her in there either. She tried to help however she could, but each time she was turned away and told that no help was needed.

I’m a mother too, I understand… I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. But to claim I never came at all — or that if I did come, it was with some ulterior motive — I cannot understand that.

The Money

Yerasyl’s mother said the victim’s father insisted she communicate only through his brother-in-law. She met with him several times. He told Nazgul that he would try to persuade the family, soften their hearts, and this gave her hope.

We came to meet again. He tried to calm us and said he would try to convince them. We came with several people. And then the sum they named for forgiveness — for a single woman like me, the kind of money that even in a nightmare I could never imagine, even if I slept three times in a row. When he said, ‘If you care about your son, find this amount within a week,’ I began trembling, Nazgul said.

Since the investigation is ongoing, the editorial team is not disclosing the amount requested.

In panic, Yerasyl’s mother immediately offered them her house. But the victim’s family refused.

They said, ‘And don’t even think about offering anything smaller.’ Of course, collecting such money is impossible for me, but forty days after the boy’s death I called that brother-in-law again, just to help at least with the memorial expenses, out of human decency. But he said we would talk later. I still couldn’t collect the amount. I went to many banks, tried to take out a loan, but I still couldn’t get the money. When I returned again to ask for forgiveness for my son, I was told there would be no forgiveness at all — everything would be decided only within the legal system. After that, they started spreading a story across the media that isn’t true.

Nazgul is angered that the investigator extended her son’s detention in the isolation facility for another month. She said he is not a delinquent but a disciplined, capable, and kind boy. The pressure on social media has severely affected her health.

In reality, it is difficult to determine exactly who is responsible for the death. The family of Yerasyl and the family of Alikhan are both suffering: one has lost a child, and the other has a child whose future now hangs by a thread.

The investigation is ongoing, and the Almaty Region Police Department told us the case is under special supervision of the department’s leadership.

Original Author: Islam Aden