Epress.am News from Armenia
Gyumri resident Artak Karapetyan, 28, has been arrested for the murder of a doctor in Armenia’s second-largest city on Jun. 26.
According to a statement on the official website of the Armenian police, Dr. Ashot Grigoryan, 65, was called to the Karapetyan house for an emergency after which he was beaten to death.
Gyumri law enforcement officers who arrived on the scene found Dr. Grigoryan’s body with injuries evident on the right side of his forehead and cheek bone.
According to Regnum news agency, Dr. Grigoryan had arrived after Karapetyan called him for an emergency having to do with his father. When the doctor arrived on the scene, Karapetyan greeted him outside and beat him — believing the physician took his time getting there and was slow to act —, after which the doctor, despite the beatings, went in and assisted the patient. Despite Dr. Grigoryan reportedly saving Karapetyan’s father’s life, Kareptyan once again lashed out at the doctor and beat him so much that he died.
Armenia police report that Karapetyan has been charged with RA Criminal Code Article 104 (murder) and an investigation is underway.