Brutal Murder in Armavir Region: Victim Burned Afterwards

On December 18, a brutal murder occurred in the Armavir region. At around 15:10, the 911 operational management center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations received a report that a burned body was lying near an old boiler room of the power station at 51 Shahumyan Street in Armavir city.

According to photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan, rescuers retrieved the body from a pit. The police and the investigative department are working to determine the identity of the deceased. As per Shamshyan’s information, police and investigators from the Armavir region established that what transpired was indeed a murder and, having conducted necessary operational-investigative and inquiry measures, determined that the victim was killed and then burned by 44-year-old Arthur Galstyan, a resident of Gyumri. Galstyan was found and taken to the Armavir police hours later on the same day, from where he was transferred to the investigative department.

Following a decision by senior investigator Tigranyan, a criminal case was opened under the first part of Article 104 of the RA Criminal Code (murder). Galstyan has been arrested based on the investigator's decision. The police and the investigative department are still working to ascertain the identity of the deceased.