Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on stabbing two residents of Lori region was completed in Lori Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.

It was earlier informed that on June 8, 2016 a call was received from “Vanadzor Medical Center” CJSC informing that the resident of Tumanyan community, Lori region Arshak Poghosyan, born in 1997, and the resident of Vanadzor Meruzhan Yeghinyan, born in 1994, with “cut-pierced penetrating wounds on the abdomen” were taken to medical center.

In the result of investigatory actions of great volume conducted in the framework of the criminal case actual data were obtained on the allegation that the young men had sustained bodily injuries during the argument that took place in one of the play-halls of Vanadzor town. The row erupted on hitting with a tennis ball and not apologizing for it during which the minor resident of Vanadzor stabbed twice to Arshak Poghosyan and once to Meruzhan Yeghinyan who had rushed to help his friend with a cutting-piercing item inflicting them heavy damage dangerous for life and escaped.

On the base of the sufficient evidence obtained during pretrial proceeding charge was pressed against minor resident of Vanadzor according to the Point 1 of the Part 2 of the Article 112 of RA Criminal Code, detention was used as a pretrial measure against him.

Preliminary investigation was completed and the criminal case with the bill of indictment was sent to the prosecutor supervising the legality of preliminary investigation.

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