YEREVAN. – A suicide attempt was prevented Monday at Armenian capital city Yerevan’s Kiev Bridge. This information was corroborated by the Police Press Service in an interview with Armenian News-NEWS.am.  

A 20-year-old girl tried to end her life at the Bridge, on that day at around 6:30pm, but a passerby was able to prevent her from jumping off at the last moment.  

According to our information, Ani T. wanted to commit suicide because she was unemployed and had personal problems. But she was prevented from jumping by Hrayr Aslanyan, 35, who works at Yerevan’s military hospital.   

Aslanyan was in a public transport vehicle when the girl was getting ready to jump off the Bridge. He noticed the girl, stopped the vehicle, rushed toward the girl and was able to hold her.  

Subsequently, Aslanyan stopped a Road Police car and asked for assistance.

Ani T. was taken to a Police precinct.