“During the examination by experts, two small oval abrasions were discovered on the body of the corpse in the upper left neck area. The same form of bruising was found at the level of the upper, middle and lower third of the neck on the left. Upon additional examination of the corpse, according to the description, hemorrhage was found in the sclera of the eyes, hemorrhage under the pulmonary pleura, and most importantly, hemorrhage in the neck area in the thickness of the muscles behind the thyroid gland. All this together indicates the fact of compression of the neck. These injuries indicate this fact. This is all included in the list of injuries characteristic of mechanical asphyxia. That is, the victim has the fact of developing asphyxia. Roughly speaking, these are signs of strangulation,” Khalimnazarov said during the trial in Bishimbayev’s case on Tuesday.
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