Shooter Faces House Arrest or 2-4 Years in Prison for Accidental Murder

An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who has been detained for accidentally killing a middle-aged woman in the Vake-Saburtalo district of Tbilisi last night, faces house arrest or 2 to 4 years in prison as a punishment. 

The investigation established that S.G., who was under the influence of alcohol, fired a gun into the air from the balcony of his apartment. The bullet hit T.A., a resident of a nearby building, which resulted in her death.

The victim was the mother of Georgian singer Tika Makhaldiani.

S.G. was detained under Article 116 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages negligent manslaughter and is punishable by restriction of liberty for up to five years or by imprisonment for a term of two to four years.

By Ana Dumbadze 

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