For the murder of a young man, the defendant was sentenced in Georgia to 14 years in prison

The Mtskheta District Court fully shared the evidence presented by the prosecutor's office and found the defendant guilty of the premeditated murder of Mirian Kukava. This was reported by the General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia.

The court also found two people guilty of hooliganism committed by the group in the above criminal case.

Evidence presented by the prosecutor's office confirmed that on July 28, 2022, in the village of Tskhvarichamia, Mtskheta region, during a birthday celebration, as a result of an altercation, one of the defendants stabbed Mirian Kukava, who died before he was taken to the hospital.

The investigation also established other persons who participated in the conflict that took place before the murder, who verbally and physically insulted Mirian Kukava and his friends.

A person accused of premeditated murder is charged with article 108 (premeditated murder), article 239, part 2, paragraph “a” and part 3 of the same article (hooliganism committed by a group of persons by prior agreement, using a weapon or other object as a weapon). ) of the Criminal Code of Georgia), and two persons were charged under article 239 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, part 2, paragraph “A” (hooliganism committed by a group of persons by prior agreement).

The Mtskheta District Court found all three guilty as charged and sentenced the accused of premeditated murder to fourteen years, and those accused of hooliganism to three years and six months and two years in prison, respectively.

We remind you that Mirian Kukava was killed on July 28 last year in Tskhvarichamia (not far from Tbilisi). The murder happened as a result of a quarrel. The young man was killed with cold steel. Young people celebrated a birthday.