A criminal case was initiated in the Investigative Division of Avan and Nor Norq administrative districts of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee on murder of 60 year-old resident of Yerevan.

On December 22, 2017 at 12:00 a call was received from «Saint Gregory the Illuminator» medical center informing that the body of the resident of Yerevan L. Asatryan with cut-pierced wounds on the left upper collarbone region was taken to medical center from the market of the first massive of Nor Norq.

The investigatory-operative group headed by the Head of the Investigative Division of Avan and Nor Norq administrative districts Davit Gevorgyan immediately left for the site. Inspection of the site was conducted.

A criminal case was initiated in the Investigative Division of Avan and Nor Norq administrative districts of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee according to the Part 1 of the Article 104 of RA Criminal Code, an investigatory group was formed, an investigatory plan was worked out, working hypotheses were put forward and necessary measures are taken to verify them.

In the framework of the criminal case the 60 year-old resident of Yerevan was found the injured party, her wife was found the legal successor of the victim. A number of people were interrogated, forensic medical examination of the body was commissioned. The relevant subdivisions of the Police were tasked to take measures to find the person having committed the alleged crime as well as the crime tool.

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