TBILISI, August 6 – Georgian police have detained two teenage girls in the investigation into the fatal beating of teacher Giga Avaliani, nearly ten months after the attack and after several other defendants had already been convicted. The two were detained on Wednesday night, Interpressnews reported. The first girl, reportedly 16 years old, is a … Read more
TBILISI, July 25 – A Tbilisi court has ordered pre-trial detention for Nika Kapanadze, the man arrested after a shooting in the capital’s Vera district that left a 17-year-old boy dead and three other people wounded. The court hearing was held on Saturday at the Aleksandre Aladashvili clinic because of Kapanadze’s health condition, Rezonansi reported. … Read more
TBILISI, July 24 – Georgian police have arrested a man in the eastern region of Kakheti after he allegedly killed his father with a blunt object and buried the body in the yard of their home. The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the arrest on Friday. It said officers from the Kakheti Police Department detained … Read more
TBILISI, July 6 – A man has been arrested in western Georgia after allegedly killing his neighbor during a domestic dispute in Kutaisi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Sunday. According to the ministry, officers from the Imereti Police Department and the Patrol Police Department detained a man who has been convicted multiple times … Read more
TBILISI, June 15 – One person was killed and another wounded in an incident in Tbilisi overnight, Interpressnews reported Monday. The incident happened on Kurdiani Street, in the home of the man who died, according to information reported by TV Pirveli and cited by Interpressnews. TV Pirveli reported that the dead person was a young … Read more
TBILISI, June 5 – A teenage schoolboy detained after a fatal stabbing in Rustavi says he was defending himself from an attempted sexual assault, according to claims by his family cited by Rezonansi. The first report, citing Info Rustavi, said a 16-year-old boy had been detained after a 40-year-old man was fatally wounded with a … Read more
TBILISI, June 2 – Georgian police have arrested a man accused of shooting a woman dead with a hunting rifle in Senaki, a town in western Georgia. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said officers from the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Police Department detained one person on suspicion of intentional murder, Interpressnews reports. The suspect was arrested shortly … Read more
TBILISI, June 1 – A 42-year-old woman has been detained after her young son was killed in Bolnisi, a town in southern Georgia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said Monday. According to information reported by Interpressnews, relying on TV Pirveli, the woman allegedly wounded the child with scissors in the chest area. Locals said the … Read more
TBILISI, April 27 – One man was killed and three others were injured after an argument between four people turned into a knife fight in Dusheti, a town north of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, police said. Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said the incident happened late at night on Saturday, in Dusheti municipality. According to the … Read more
TBILISI, March 28 – Georgian police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal assault in the mountainous Dusheti municipality, after what the Interior Ministry described as a domestic dispute turned deadly. The ministry said officers from the Mtskheta-Mtianeti Police Department’s Dusheti district division detained a 39 year old suspect on suspicion of intentional … Read more