This is the shocking moment a man was sent flying down an escalator in Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

CCTV footage captured on April 18 shows a 25-year-old man being kicked whilst at the top of an escalator. He is seen lying unconscious at the bottom of the stairs.

According to police, a 31-year-old man was arrested and charged under part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The perpetrator was later placed in a psychoneurological dispensary due to their violence behaviour.

A 25-year-old resident of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, was subjected to an unprovoked attack while descending an escalator in a shopping center on April 18th, 2023. The victim was kicked in the back by a 31-year-old man who was reportedly in an inadequate state.

According to police the victim was sent flying down the stairs and suffered bodily harm as a result. The police were alerted to the incident and subsequently registered a criminal case under Article 293 of Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which pertains to hooliganism.

The perpetrator was identified by the police and placed in a psycho-neurological dispensary due to his alleged inadequate condition at the time of the attack. The Karaganda Region Police Department issued a statement on the matter, confirming the status of the case.

It is unclear what motivated the attacker to commit such a violent act.