ARMENIAN CITIZEN BRUTALLY MURDERED IN SAINT PETERSBURG

ARMENPRESS
Sep 3, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG, SEPTEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS: 32-year-old constructer,
Armenian citizen Hamlet Harutyunian was killed August 31 on the
Vasilevski Island of St. Petersburg town. Unknown criminals stabbed
him to death.

The prosecutor’s office of the Vasilevski Island has evoked a criminal
case. Head of the Armenian community of Petersburg Karen Mkrtchian
told Armenpress that this is the murder of the second Armenian citizen
in August.

The first one was committed at the beginning of the month; unknown
murderers killed the driver of taxi and robbed the car. It is notable
that trace of skinheads in the mentioned crimes is absent.

Karen Mkrtchian also informed that the Union of Armenians of Petersburg
will officially apply to the prosecutor’s office of the town to ensure
the murders be discovered as soon as possible.