Tag: U.S. tourist murdered in Lechuri 12 Aug 2016

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Georgian man sentenced to ten years in jail for murdering US tourist

December 8, 2016 by DFWatch staff

telavi_court — The trial was held in Telavi district court. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The district court in Telavi, in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region, on Thursday sentenced a man to 10 years in jail for murdering a US citizen last August.

The court determined that on August 12, 2016, Mikheil Chincharashvili met the US tourist

Murdered U.S. tourist was spotted arguing with suspect

August 14, 2016 by DFWatch staff

US_tourist_murdered_Imedi_Kronika_2016-08-13 — The scene of the murder bore signs of a recent picnic when Imedi’s reporter visited. (Imedi.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Witnesses in the village where a U.S. citizen was stabbed to death Thursday night reported seeing the tourist in an argument with the suspected murderer two hours before his body was found.

The motive for the murder is still unknown, but Imedi TV

U.S. tourist stabbed to death in eastern Georgia

August 13, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–An American man of around 40 was stabbed to death in a small village in eastern Georgia Thursday night. Police have arrested a 20 year old man who is suspected of the murder.

The victim, a U.S. citizen, was found dead on a road in Lechuri,