A man convicted of beating his wife and a minor son, and threatening his wife with death in Zestafoni was detained. The convict had previously threatened the relative.
The offender was identified by the Kakheti Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for inflicting bodily injuries to a wife and a minor and threatening wife with murder.
The offender has previously been sentenced to imprisonment for threatening the murder of a family member in presence of a minor and violence against a minor.
The report indicates that the foreign national entered the country as a tourist on Saturday,October 31, 2026. The foreigner allegedly beat his wife in the presence of the minor in the town of Telavi, and threatened to shoot her several hours later. The foreigner beat the minor then left.
In the most disturbing way, all of this occurred in front of the beating girl.
The police identified the alleged perpetrator based on the police reports following the pre-trial investigation and procedural activities in the western Georgia, Imereti region just a few hundred kilometers from the scene of the incident in the city of Telavi, eastern Georgia. The suspect was taken into custody in Zestafoni immediately following the incident.
The accused shall be subject to criminal punishment under Article 126 Prima and Article 11 Prima 151 of the Criminal Code of Georgia. In the case when the accused is guilty, the sentence of the accused was decided to be up to three years of imprisonment.
A previous conviction of his may be relevant here. Several crimes and acts of violence committed before the age of majority are considered aggravating circumstances under Georgian law.
Domestic Violence remains a serious problem in Georgia. Officers were given more authority to help prevent this problem with new rules and regulations including police Issued protection and restraining orders for minors.
Furthermore, it was found that children who have been in abusive love affairs or caretakers’ relations are capable of surviving a moment of trauma. Not only was the child a witness in a violent situation but he was also an actual victim, hence social support and counselling is inevitable.
In case of violence against the home, victims have to call the emergency telephone 112. Assistance to the victims of domestic violence is provided by the State Agency for the Provision of State Care and Assistance for the Victims of Human Trafficking.
Status of Investigation Under Georgian law all persons accused of a crime shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty. At the time of detention all persons are to be taken before a judge within 72 hours, and also that police shall file a request for pre-trial detention when detaining a citizen.
The victims’ conditions or injuries have not been released. The department is not releasing any information at this time because the investigation is active and one of the victims is a juvenile.
