Elderly woman found killed in the bathroom of her apartment in Abovyan town

On Wednesday September 10 at 3:10 p.m. Kotayk police division received a report informing that an elderly woman was found killed in the bathroom of her apartment at 4 Russia street, Abovyan town.
Shortly after arriving at the scene police operatives established that Raisa Margaryan, DOB 1944, had been killed by an unidentified robber after suffering blunt injuries and being strangled in the bathroom of her own apartment between 10 a.m. and 12 a.m. on the same day. The fled the scene after stealing 250 000 AMD and gold jewellery from Raisa Margaryan’s bedroom (the total damage is being estimated).
A criminal case has been initiated under the Republic of Armenia Criminal Code, article 104, part 2, point 8 (murder committed out of mercenary motives and combined with extortion and banditry).
Police are currently taking all measures to identify the murderer and detect him.