19-year-old stabs taxi driver in Sokuluk, takes him to hospital, and steals his car

The incident occurred near a dacha community in the Sokuluk district of the Chui region. According to the press service of the Bishkek Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs, an unknown individual attacked taxi driver S.A., born in 1982, inflicting wounds with a sharp object.

Circumstances of the attack

After committing the attack, the suspect did not flee immediately: he got behind the wheel of the victim's car and drove the injured man to the hospital. After leaving the taxi driver at the medical facility, the attacker drove away in his vehicle.

According to a colleague of the victim, the man sustained knife wounds to his neck and face. Despite significant blood loss, his vital organs and eyes were not affected. The taxi driver is currently under medical supervision.

Detention of the suspect

Police officers identified the attacker as 17-year-old citizen T.A., born in 2007. The young man was detained and taken to the district police department.

Since the scene of the incident is located in the Chui region, the detainee and all collected materials were handed over to regional internal affairs officers for further investigation.