A love triangle involving an Azerbaijani and an Armenian resulted in a murder.

As reported by IA SakhalinMedia with reference to the press service of the regional investigative committee, the investigation of the criminal case against the previously convicted 37-year-old citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan was completed.

He is accused of deliberately causing serious harm to health, which resulted in the death of the victim through negligence. The criminal case was launched after the body of a 51-year-old native of the Republic of Armenia with bodily injuries was found in the village of Novotroitskoye.

According to the investigation, for more than 22 years the victim lived with a local woman, and they had two children. For a commission of a crime connected with the illicit traffic of drugs, the victim served his sentence in prison. In March 2017, when released from the jail, he learned that his partner started living with another man. The man left, but continued to come and call the woman.

On August 5, the victim together with the woman went to visit friends in the village of Novotroitskoye. The accused went there with his friends on two cars and called the victim for a talk. The victim left the house with another guest, after which the man and his acquaintances started beating them. The witnesses intervened in the conflict. The accused together with his friends got into the cars and left the place. One of the men died from the injuries.