Verdict Delivered Against Kindergarten Director in Case Involving Death of Three-Year-Old Girl in Qashqadaryo

In the Qamashi district of the Qashqadaryo region, the director of a private family-run kindergarten has been sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the death of a three-year-old girl who was left inside a vehicle.

According to reports, on June 4, 2026, the kindergarten director, identified as O.Ch., collected the children from their homes and brought them to the facility. Although the children were taken out of the vehicle and handed over to a caregiver, a three-year-old girl remained inside the car. The director, failing to count the children, locked the vehicle doors and went about her other duties. Consequently, the child’s body overheated due to the high temperatures inside the vehicle. A forensic medical examination concluded that the child died as a result of acute cardiovascular and respiratory failure.

Furthermore, the legal proceedings uncovered financial irregularities related to the kindergarten's operations. Specifically, the director misappropriated a portion of funds allocated for staff salaries by falsifying employment documents. It was determined that she had illegally embezzled a total of approximately 37.48 million soums. By the judgment of the Kitob District Court for Criminal Cases, O.Ch. was found guilty of crimes involving the failure to properly perform professional duties, misappropriation, and the falsification of documents. He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment and deprived of the right to engage in entrepreneurial activity for a period of three years.