Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated on murder attempt committed by 36 year-old man against his mother is ongoing in the Investigative Division of Arabkir administrative district of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.

As it was already informed, on April 16, 2023 at about 13:00 74 year-old woman and the latter’s 36 year-old son visited the hotel located on Sevqaretsi Saqo Street of Yerevan and rented a room. An hour later during the row erupted between them the son hit his mother after which he cut her neck and throwing himself down from the balcony of the 4^th floor of the hotel, tried to flee. However, he was found in the hotel yard with a knife in his hand and neutralized. Mother and son were taken to medical centers.

On the base of the obtained sufficient data charge was pressed against 36 year-old man for committing murder attempt against his mother according to the Point 9 of the Part 2 of the Article 44-155 of RA Criminal Code.

The investigative body submitted a motion to court to choose detention as a pretrial measure against the man. By the court’s decision the motion was sufficed and the accused was taken to penitentiary.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing to find out all circumstances of the case.

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