YEREVAN. - Tigran Manukyan, suspect in the murder of the Mkhitaryans, is still in critical but stable condition, as reported by Yerevan’s “Surb Grigor Lusavorich” Medical Centre, where Manukyan has been hospitalized.

According to Armenia’s Investigative committee press-service, during the coming days Manukyan will be strictly confined to bed. For this reason he will not yet be taken to prison. Nevertheless, he has already been charged under Article 104 (2) (murder) and Article 235 (1) (illegal carrying of weapons) of the Armenian Criminal Code.

Hovhannes and Lusine Mkhitaryans. 53 and 44 respectively, were killed on July 29 in the yard of Yerevan’s 30 Ulnetsi street.

The suspect was discovered by the stairs leading to the basement of the house. Seeing the police, the man tried to kill himself, firing at his temple from his gun.