The man accused of murdering his three-year-old son in an Armenian village near Lake Sevan in 2025 has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Three-year-old Tigran Ovanesov, from the village of Tsapatagh in Gegharkunik Province, went missing on October 27, 2025, outside his home, prompting a massive search and rescue operation.
He was found dead a few days later near the village.
Armen Ovanesov, the boy’s father, was named the prime suspect and jailed without bail.
Authorities said he strangled the child outside their home and then hid the body. Police said he had moved the body to various locations to prevent search and rescue teams from discovering it.
The motive was reportedly the man’s suspicion that he was not the child’s biological father.
Court documents showed that Armen Ovanesov was found guilty and sentenced to life by Judge Artavazd Karapetyan on March 25.
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