In the result of investigative and other procedural actions conducted within the criminal case investigated in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee a number of circumstances of the attempt to involve minor children in beggary by using violence and threatening to use violence, causing strong physical pain were found out. Charge was pressed against two women.

It was found out that in cold winter months 54 year-old resident of Kotayk province together with her two minor children was hosted by her former husband and the latter’s 34 year-old wife in Yerevan because she could not heat her house.

It was found out that 54 year-old woman did not take care of her children properly and forced her minor daughter to beg but the girl refused and fled because of which the woman could not complete her intention to exploit the child. Besides, 54 year-old woman frequently used violence against her other child hitting her minor son on different parts of his body causing strong physical pain.

Through investigation it was found out that the wife of her former husband, born in 1991, pressed the wrists of her 2 year-old girl to the stove and kept for a few seconds thus causing her strong physical pain. Then she hit the minor boy on different parts of his body causing strong physical pain.

On the base of the obtained sufficient evidence charge was pressed against 54 year-old woman according to the Point 4 of the Part 2 of the Article 34-132.2 and the Point 3 of the Part 2 of the Article 119, charge was pressed against the woman, born in 1990, according to the Points 1 and 3 of the Part 2 of the Article 119 of RA Criminal Code.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing.

The Investigative Committee submitted a motion to the guardianship body to take necessary measures to start a process to deprive these two women of parental rights.

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