A man in Samarkand, Uzbekistan who was beaten and buried alive has died after 28 days in a coma, according to Daryo.
A man in Samarkand, Uzbekistan who was beaten and buried alive has died after 28 days in a coma, according to Daryo.
The attack took place in the Payariq district, where a group of men allegedly blocked the victim's path, struck him on the head with a metal bar, took him away by car and buried him alive. He was found and taken to hospital, but died after almost a month unconscious. A criminal case has been opened and suspects have been detained.
Why it matters: the brutality of this case has shocked Uzbekistan, and the fact that the victim survived nearly a month kept it in the public eye. The investigation now has to answer the question everyone is asking: what drove a group to do this, and will the courts deliver a sentence that matches it.
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