An elderly woman and her son have died as a result of a brutal murder, in Armenia’s Tavush Province.

On Monday at 10։50am, an anonymous caller informed the police that a mother and son were killed in a house in Berd town.

Police told Armenian News-NEWS.am that their throats were cut with a sharp cutting-tool, between Sunday 9:30pm and Monday 10:30am.

According to preliminary information, the murdered woman was 87 years old, and her son—57 years old.

A forensic medical examination has been commissioned. 

An investigation is underway.