In Georgia, a shepherd conductor brutally killed an American family with a small child
On July 7, Georgian police found the bodies of 44-year-old Ryan Smith and 43-year-old Laura Smith, who had Georgian and American citizenship, in one of the gorges in the Mheta-Mtianeti region, where they came to rest from the US, and a few days later, law enforcement officers found their bodies 4 year old son.
On suspicion of murder detained their guide, 19-year-old shepherd Malkhaz Kobauri, writes News.ru.
Initially, the suspect confessed to the crime. He said that on July 4 shot an American and a child from a hunting rifle, a woman tried to escape from him and crashed to death, falling from a cliff.
According to the shepherd, he left the dead man at the scene of the incident, and hid the body of the child in an avalanche. The cause of the brutal violence was the conflict between the American and the conductor. It all started with Ryan's remarks because the Georgian didn’t carelessly carry a gun, periodically directing him to a four-year-old boy. There was a conflict between the men, as a result of which Kobauri shot him. The woman tried to escape, but fell into the gorge. Then the accused shot and the child.
The details of the crime, voiced by him, did not cause doubts that the man was involved in the murder; therefore, on July 9, he was arrested by accusing murder.
However, at the trial, Kobauri refused to confess and insisted that the murder was committed by two unknown men who threatened him with reprisals against relatives if the shepherd tells the truth.
The examination found that Laura was raped before her death. Moreover, the shepherd was shooting the woman on his phone and before the detention he had boasted photos in front of his friends. Now the phone is at the police.
FBI experts who are involved in conducting examinations related to the investigation have joined the investigation.
Kobauri is accused of intentional murder with aggravating circumstances. He faces from 16 to 20 years in prison.
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