Stabbing two young men revealed; suspect arrested

In the framework of the criminal case investigated in the Investigative Division of Avan and Nor Nork administrative districts of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee stabbing of two young men was revealed – the person having committed the alleged crime was identified, the motive was found. The suspect was arrested.

It was earlier informed that on May 13, 2018 at 22:25 a call was received from «Saint Gregory the Illuminator» medical center informing that two residents of Yerevan – one of them, born in 1993, with a diagnosis of polytrauma, cut wound on the frontal part of the abdomen, the other, born in 1997, with a diagnosis of polytrauma, cut-pierced wound on the lumber region of the abdomen, head injury were taken to medical center.

Through preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated in the RA IC Investigative Division of Avan and Nor Nork administrative districts of Yerevan Investigative Department actual data were obtained on the allegation that the young men had sustained the heavy bodily injuries during the incident that took place in one of the yards of lane 1, Bakunts of the city of Yerevan.

In the result of necessary investigatory and other procedural actions a number of circumstances, motive were found, the person having committed the alleged crime was identified; he is a resident of Yerevan. the latter was arrested on suspicion of committing crime envisaged by the Point 1 of the Part 2 of the Article 112 of RA Criminal Code and was questioned.

Pursuant to the suspect’s testimony on May 13, 2018 at about 21:30 he noticed from his flat that in the yard of their house about 10 boys armed with blackjacks were going to his father and brother and realizing that those people were going to beat them he also went to the yard. He fired a warning shot to the air with a gas gun however the argument was not prevented and a fight broke out during which he was hit with blackjacks on different parts of his body. Noticing a knife on the ground the person having committed the alleged crime took it and stabbed two of those who had hit him.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing. Measures are taken to provide the comprehensive, objective and complete investigation of circumstances, to verify the circumstances mentioned in the testimonies.

Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.