13 October 2024,   02:00
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26-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of Kesaria Abramidze – MIA

26-year-old Beka Jaiani was arrested for the murder of Kesaria Abramidze, a 37-year-old transgender woman.

The employees of the Tbilisi Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of operative measures and investigative actions, arrested B.J., born in 1998, on the charge of premeditated murder committed in aggravating circumstances with special cruelty due to gender.

The crime is punishable by 16 to 20 years or life imprisonment.

The investigation established that on September 18 of the current year, in Didi Dighomi, the accused inflicted multiple wounds with a cold weapon on the grounds of a mutual dispute, in her own house of K.A., born in 1987, and hid from the scene.

As a result of investigative activities carried out by the law enforcement officers, the person who committed the crime was arrested on hot pursuit.

Weapon of crime - knife was recovered as evidence.

The investigation is being carried out under the Article 109 of the Criminal Code [intentional murder committed under circumstances aggravated by special cruelty on the basis of gender].

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