A man has killed his elderly mother with an axe Friday, in Tavush Province of Armenia.

At around 12pm, the police received a call that there was a dead woman’s body on the balcony of a house in Aygehovit village.

According to shamshyan.com, the police and investigators who arrived at the scene found the dead body of the resident of this house, Osan Simonyan, 80, on the balcony of the house.

According to the preliminary conclusion of the forensic doctor, there are traces of several blows with an axe on the body.

Subsequently, police detained the victim’s son, Sargis S., 61, on suspicion of committing this crime.

The police investigative department launched a criminal case.

The suspect has been arrested.

Police have found the axe that was used in this crime.