A 19-year-old boy has killed his mother and grandmother with an axe in Tbilisi. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia said that the boy killed his mother (DoB 1974) and grandmother (DoB 1946) while they were sleeping.

Police said the defendant was detained at the scene of the crime.

An investigation is in progress under Articles 11 (I) and 109 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, intentional killing of two or more family members under aggravating circumstances.

The detainee faces from 16 to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.