In the result of investigatory actions conducted within the criminal case investigated in Shirak Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee circumstances of inflicting heavy bodily damage to the resident of Gyumri were found out. Charge was pressed against another resident of the same town.

On November 7, 2018 at 23:40 a call was received in the Police from “Gyumri Medical Center” CJSC informing that a resident of Gyumri, born in 1978, with a diagnosis of “cut-pierced wound on the abdomen, cut-pierced wound on the back part of the chest” was taken to medical center.

A criminal case was initiated in Shirak Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee according to the Part 1 of the Article 112 of RA Criminal Code.

In the result of investigatory and other procedural actions of great volume a number of circumstances, the scene were found out, the person having committed the alleged crime was identified; he is a resident of Gyumri, born in 1989.

Pursuant to preliminary investigation data, on the day of the incident – on November 7, at about 23:00 29 year-old man visited his former wife’s aunt’s apartment to see his children, he took part in a party there during which argued with one of the participants. Then the argument went on outside.

According investigation data, 29 year-old man stabbed the 40 year-old man with a sharp cutting-piercing item on the abdomen and the back surface of the left part of the chest causing the latter’s health heavy bodily damage. 40 year-old man was found the injured party.

Inspection of the scene, confiscations, confrontation were conducted, witnesses were questioned. A number of forensic examinations were commissioned to find out circumstances significant for the criminal case.

On the base of the obtained evidence on November 11, 2018 charge was pressed against the man, born in 1989, according to the Part 1 of the Article 112 of RA Criminal Code. The investigator submitted a motion to court to use detention as a pretrial measure against him. The motion was sufficed,

Preliminary investigation is ongoing. Necessary investigatory and procedural actions are conducted to provide the comprehensive, complete and objective investigation of the case.

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