RA Investigative Committee complete its preliminary investigation  into murder of one-year-old child by his stepmother

ArmInfo.  The Investigative Committee of Armenia has completed its preliminary investigation into the criminal case initiated regarding the murder of a one-year-old  child by his stepmother.

According to the Investigative Committee's press service, the  investigation established and substantiated that R.E., believing that  one-year-old A.M., who had been placed in her de facto care, was the  cause of conflicts and tension in the family, intentionally used  physical violence against the child while he was lying in bed between  January and March 2026, on various days, including on March 10.  Specifically, she struck the child with her hands on various parts of  his body and head, causing him to lose consciousness.  Furthermore,  according to the investigation, on March 15, 2026, R.E., acting with  the direct intent to take the child's life, struck the child in the  head while he was lying in bed, causing life-threatening bodily  injuries. The child died as a result of the injuries.

By decision of the prosecutor supervising the proceedings, a public  criminal prosecution has been instituted against R.E. under Article  155, Part 2, Clause 3 (murder of a helpless person) of the Criminal  Code of the Republic of Armenia, as well as Article 196, Part 2,  Clauses 3 and 6 (causing severe physical pain or severe mental  suffering to a dependent minor). The stepmother has been arrested.