71-Year-Old Man Stabs His 69-Year-Old Brother

On March 30, at 01:35 AM, the police station in Shengavit received a report from a hospital that an ambulance had transported a 69-year-old man with a stab wound to the abdomen from Sevana Street. An operational group was dispatched to the hospital.

According to the account given by the 71-year-old brother of the injured man, the wound was sustained due to a fall onto an electric heater at his place of work. However, through operational investigative measures and criminal actions conducted by the police in Yerevan and Shengavit, a different story emerged. Around 1 AM, the brothers had an argument at the workplace, during which the older brother stabbed the younger one.

Thanks to explanatory work, the 71-year-old man presented himself to the investigative division and provided a confession. The knife has been seized. A criminal case has been initiated.

Notice: The person suspected of or charged with the alleged crime is considered innocent until proven guilty in accordance with the procedures established by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia, by a legally binding court verdict.