Two Women Implicated In Stabbing Arrested

Georgian police have arrested two young women implicated in the near fatal stabbing of a popular Georgian singer.

Irakli Nozadze, nicknamed ‘Picasso’, was in a critical condition from major loss of blood after being stabbed multiple times in the chest on Monday.

One of the arrested women, Tamta Janjgava, 29, is suspected of attempted homicide, while the other, Natia Topuria, 24, may be charged with aiding and abetting a criminal endeavour. Both of them were present in the black Mini Cooper where the singer was reportedly stabbed.

The attack occurred on Monday when two girls asked Nozadze, of the popular band Street Boys, to come down from his flat. The singer went down and entered a Mini Cooper which the girls were in. Soon afterward, he came out the car bleeding and calling for help. The girls left the scene. Both were apprehended after a day of search in uptown Tbilisi.

After undergoing surgery, his condition has stabilized. He was taken off the respirator and moved to the regular ward at the hospital on Wednesday.

The motive is still unconfirmed, but preliminary findings of the investigation suggest a connection with unpaid commodities and/or drugs.

By Shawn Wayne