1st-grader brutally beaten up in Jalal-Abad

AKIPRESS.COM - The first-grader has been brutally beaten up in Jalal-Abad, his father Kommunistbek Abajanov told Turmush.
The boy was reportedly beaten up at school. The incident occurred on November 15, he said. His son studies at the local school.
"My son said he wanted to go to a local store, when an 8th-grader asked him out and led to the gym class. He asked my son money, my son said he has no money. But the elder boy found money in my son's pocket and punched him for lying. My son cried, after which the boy started beating him even more. He punched my son with a stick on his face, legs, hands, and back. He took the money and told my son not to tell anybody.My son did not tell anybody what happened, my niece just noticed bruises. I was shocked," he said.
"My son was hospitalized, the boy who beat my son was identified, he denied everything. Mother of that boy also denies that her son might do this," he said.
The boy was hospitalized in Bishkek, he has a concussion of the brain.
Kommunistbek Abajanov said he reported to police because the school management wants to hide this incident.
"School principal and staff members are afraid to lose their jobs, they want to hide it," he said.