Woman Sets Husband on Fire with Gasoline in Goris: Criminal Case Opened

The Investigative Committee reports that on August 25, 2021, at 14:10, a call was received at the Goris division of the RA Police from the Goris Medical Center, stating that a 35-year-old resident of Goris was admitted with "1st, 2nd, and 3rd-degree thermal burns". The individual reported that his wife had poured gasoline on him and set him on fire.

Following the launched measures, it came to light that a 29-year-old woman from Goris, aware of her husband's extramarital affair, took a 1-liter bottle half-filled with gasoline and matches from their home around 14:00 on August 25, 2021, and went to a food stand on Artsakh Avenue in Goris. There, upon encountering her husband, she doused him with the flammable liquid and ignited him.

He ran to a nearby car wash, where water was sprayed on him, and he was subsequently transported to the Goris Medical Center. An on-site investigation was conducted, during which three spent matchsticks, portions of burned clothing worn by the victim, and the bottle cap were seized.

A criminal case has been opened under the first clause of the second part of Article 34-104 of the RA Criminal Code, with the preliminary investigation being carried out by the Goris investigative department of the Regional Investigative Administration of Syunik.

Investigative and procedural actions are underway to clarify all the circumstances of the incident.