As explained by the press service of the Police Department of the Mangistau Region, not only the parents of the fighting teenagers were held accountable for their failure to act, but also the legal guardians of the child who filmed their altercation on a mobile phone.
"Police officers identified the children. A protocol was filled out against their parents under Article 127 of the Administrative Offenses Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 'Failure to fulfill responsibilities for the upbringing and (or) education, protection of rights and (or) interests, and measures to ensure the safety of minors,'" the police reported.
The incident occurred on the afternoon of January 31 in the third sub-district of the city.
Earlier, a video circulated on Kaznet showing a fight between parents at a kindergarten in Astana. The footage reveals that a verbal altercation between two mothers escalated into physical blows against each other.