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🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan /Crime & Justice

Woman filmed making regional remarks is receiving psychiatric treatment, police say

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Police in Kyrgyzstan’s Chuy region identified a woman filmed during a confrontation with a girl in Sokuluk district.
  • The girl said the woman hit her with an umbrella and told her to live in Leylek, while demanding that she and others leave.
  • Police said the woman is receiving treatment for a mental-health condition, while a local resident’s complaint over the incident remains under review.

Police in Kyrgyzstan’s Chuy region have identified the woman shown in a video during a confrontation with a girl walking along a street in Sokuluk district.

In the video circulated on social media, the girl says the woman hit her with an umbrella and told her, “Live in Leylek, why did you come here?” The woman also demands that the girl and other people “go home” and uses profanities.

Live in Leylek, why did you come here?

· Woman in the video, as reported by the girlThe reported remark is part of the confrontation shown in a video circulated on social media.

The footage triggered a strong reaction online, with users calling for the woman to be held accountable. The Chuy regional police department said she is currently receiving treatment at a medical facility because of her mental-health condition.

A local resident who defended the girl recorded the incident and posted it online. He also filed a complaint with the Sokuluk district police department. Police said verification procedures are continuing.

Go home.

· Woman in the videoThe woman reportedly directed this demand at the girl and other people during the confrontation.
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