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Why did a Kazakh teenager hide abuse from his brother for three years?

The reasons why a 14-year-old boy from Kazakhstan remained silent about the abuse from his cousin have come to light.
Почему казахстанский подросток три года молчал о насилии, которое испытывал от своего брата?

The older sister of the teenager blames herself for what happened, as reported by "First Channel Eurasia." She noticed that her brother had become withdrawn, stopped developing, and hardly spoke to anyone, but she did not take it seriously.

"The abuser tormented my brother for three years, telling him that if he told anyone, he would bury both him and me alive. He also harassed our sister several times, but she went to study at a boarding school, which saved her," the girl recounted.

The two sisters and their brother ended up in the care of their biological uncle after their father's death in 2020, whose son was the one abusing the boy. As the sister explains, the adults were aware of everything but did nothing.

"The abuse started a year after we entered our uncle's family. At that time, my brother was only 11 years old. Once, after being raped, he came out of the room and saw the guardians. He told them everything, but in response, they beat him and said he had no proof," the teenager's sister shared horrifying details.

After that, the boy's guardian did not let him leave the house without a dictaphone. When the teenager returned, the guardian would listen to the recordings to know what he talked about outside.

A criminal case was initiated on February 19, only after lawyers became involved. Currently, the very cousin of the victim is under investigation.

Meanwhile, in the city of Aktau, an 18-year-old young man with a disability since childhood was kidnapped and raped.