ArmInfo.Governor of Tavush region Hayk Chobanyan convened a meeting with the participation of representatives of organizations working on children's rights. This was reported on the regional administration's Facebook page.
According to the source, during the meeting the incident with the beating of children in the Khashtarak community was discussed. "This case that we all shocked, shows that we have problems in this area, this is also the result of inaction of the child protection system. Along with solving the family issue, it is necessary to conduct research and immediately resolve all such problems, "said the governor.
On his instructions, an official investigation was appointed, instructions were given, for the implementation of which one week was allotted.
Let us remind you that on August 18, the Ijevan police department received a message from the local medical center that a child born in 2014 was delivered to them. with various injuries. The group that left for the scene found out that a 57-year-old man had beaten two grandchildren (born in 2016 and 2014) with a stick. And on August 20, a message was received from the medical center that 5 more children with acute poisoning were delivered to them. It turned out that all children live in the same house and are periodically beaten. The day before, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reported that children were severely beaten not only by their 57-year-old grandfather, but also by his 28-year-old daughter. She constantly beat her five children and nephews, the children of her brother, who all lived together in the same house, with her hands and feet, as well as with various objects. "A new criminal case has been initiated under Article 119 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (Infliction of severe physical pain or severe mental suffering). A decision has been made to combine these two criminal cases," the IC report reads