YEREVAN. - Yerevan’s Shengavit Medical Center doctor Shushanik Bakhshyan, who is a suspect in the death of the maternity patient Meri Margaryan, pleads not guilty.

“I don’t plead guilty to the charges against me,” Bakhshyan said in an interview with Armenian News – NEWS.am correspondent.  

Currently she is at home and is still recovering.

Doctors earlier said that Shushanik Bakhshyan had double pneumonia.

Charges were brought against Shushanik Bakhsyan on January 26. The court earlier considered her detention unlawful and set her free.

Relatives of the dead woman blame Shushanik Bakhsyan for the tragedy. Meri Margaryan, who was transferred from the Shengavit medical center on July 27, 2015, died on July 29 in “Erebouni” Medical Center, where she had delivered a baby through Caesarean section. But, subsequently, she was in very critical condition, and the woman passed away two days later. Even though her baby girl’s life was saved, she was in critical condition, however the newborn died on July 30.

On August 3, a criminal case was launched on charges of not—or improperly—performing medical duties, and which has negligently caused a patient’s death, or human infection with the immunodeficiency virus.