Police arrest one for premeditated murder of family member in Adjara region
The investigation established that a 45-year-old man, identified only through his initials, had wounded his wife in their home with a knife and fled from the scene. The woman died immediately after she was taken to the hospital. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Police have arrested one individual for premeditated murder of a family member in Georgia’s western region of Adjara, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
The investigation established that a 45-year-old man, identified only through his initials, had wounded his wife in their home with a knife and fled from the scene. The woman died immediately after she was taken to the hospital.
The crime is punishable by 16 to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.
The Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office on Monday said it had filed charges against a foreign citizen for coercion and attempted premeditated murder of his wife and two other individuals in Tbilisi.
Georgian police arrested one individual in Tbilisi on charges of preparation of premeditated murder of a family member for mercenary motives, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Saturday.
Police have arrested a 63-year-old man for murder of his daughter-in-law in the Khelvachauri municipality of western Georgia’s Adjara region, local media reported on Monday.
Police officers in Tbilisi on Thursday arrested an individual following an armed robbery of a TBC Bank branch in the central Saburtalo district.