Giorgi Shakarashvili

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Giorgi Shakarashvili. Photo via Facebook.

Crime

Five convicted in group murder of Georgian footballer Shakarashvili

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

Georgia’s Mtskheta Regional Court has convicted five people of aggravated murder in the highly-anticipated murder case of 19-year-old footballer Giorgi Shakarashvili. The ruling by Judge Bidzina Sturua confirmed the prosecutor’s version of events — that the five young men chased after and bludgeoned Shakarashvili under a bridge before drowning him in the river. The case has gripped Georgia since Shakarashvili’s body was discovered last June, gaining unprecedented media attention including jo

Georgia

Five charged with aggravated murder over death of Giorgi Shakarashvili

by OC Media

•2 min read

The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office have brought charges of aggravated murder against three men and two boys over the death of 19-year-old Giorgi Shakarashvili. The five are among 17 young men and boys detained on 28 June four days after Shakarashvili’s body was discovered in the River Aragvi, near the city of Mtskheta. Vakhtang Chikovani, Nikoloz Revazishvili, Archil Gagnidze and two boys under the age of 18 stand accused of throwing Shakarashvili into the river after beating him ‘mercilessly’

Giorgi Shakarashvili. Image via Facebook.

football

Georgia gripped by investigation into death of young footballer

by OC Media

•7 min read

The death of 19-year-old footballer Giorgi Shakarashvili in Georgia has gripped the country for weeks, with questions raised over the official investigation. Shakarashvili, 19, who played for FC Saburtalo’s youth team, was found dead on 22 June in the River Aragvi, about 30 kilometres north of the capital Tbilisi. According to investigators, Shakarashvili died after he and his friends were attacked by several groups of young men as they were on their way home from a party. The case has re