A citizen of Uzbekistan was reportedly killed in the Almaty region. The body of a woman was found in a hotel room, according to the Daryo correspondent from Kazakhstan.

The murder allegedly took place on April 20th. The woman in question was about 26 years old. The police found the suspect following the trail.

“The conducted investigative actions and operational-search measures on suspicion of committing a particularly serious crime in hot pursuit detained a 34-year-old citizen P.,” the press service of the Almaty Region DP said.

A criminal offense was registered in the Unified Register of pre-trial investigations (URPI) of the Karasai region under Part 1 of Art. 99 of the Criminal Code of the Kazakhstan "Murder". The detained man faces a term of 8 to 15 years in prison. The investigation is under control and other details are not being disclosed.