YEREVAN. – A tragic incident occurred Tuesday in Geghadir village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. 

Village resident Gevorg Galoyan, 55, stabbed and killed his wife Gayane Grigoryan, 52, while she was asleep.

The Police confirmed this information to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Geghadir mayor Gnel Gevorgyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the woman had died on the way to hospital. 

“Her husband had mental disability,” said Gevorgyan. “The family was in an extremely poor condition.”

The village prefect also noted that Galoyan had not left the house after stabbing her wife, he had sat calmly, and even told the police that he was the one who stabbed his wife.

“He even showed the location of the knife,” noted Gnel Gevorgyan.     

The Police told Armenian News-NEWS.am that Gevorg Galoyan is arrested.