Gregor faces murder charges for repeatedly stabbing his daughter Daniela

On Sunday, the Mons prosecution, Tournai division, gave details about the femicide in Mouscron that occurred on Friday. Gregor Margaryan, a 54-year-old Armenian, was charged with murder and brought before the investigating magistrate. The victim, Daniela, 28, was his daughter, and the autopsy showed that she had been stabbed and hit with blunt objects. The family, who had lived in the neighborhood for years, were private people that the neighbors didn’t know well. They were shocked and devastated by the tragedy that happened in their quiet community. The investigation is ongoing, but the neighborhood is trying to come to terms with this unimaginable event.

This Sunday, for the first time since the femicide which occurred this Friday in Mouscron, the Mons prosecution, Tournai division, spoke about the facts. This Sunday morning, the suspect, Gregor Margaryan, a 54-year-old Armenian, was brought before the investigating magistrate. “He was charged with the count of murder”, specifies Frédéric Bariseau, First Substitute of the King’s Prosecutor, by means of a press release.

Gregor Margaryan. – JK

In question, dramatic facts. Indeed, on Friday, at the beginning of the afternoon, the police were dispatched in large numbers to a house on rue du Bilemont. The man who lived there killed his daughter, Daniela, 28, also living in this house. The facts have now been confirmed by the prosecution. “Friday, the Desteam of the federal judicial police and a forensic doctor descended on the spot in order to make their findings there. The file was put under the instruction of the count of murder. The investigating magistrate and the prosecution went to the scene around 5.30 p.m. ”, specifies the prosecution.

Daniela Margaryan.
Daniela Margaryan. – KS

Later that evening, the autopsy took place. “From the first elements, it appears that several stab wounds and blunt objects were carried out. The suspect was interviewed by the police. Now, calm has returned to the neighborhood. Leaving the seals on the door as the only traces of the drama that took place this Friday in the screaming city.

The autopsy took place early Friday evening.
The autopsy took place early Friday evening. – ES

A discreet family

At present, the circumstances of this tragedy are still unknown. Nobody seems to understand what could have happened in this house. Settled for many years in the neighborhood, the family was quite discreet. “We didn’t know them well, they were very discreet people. They were seen from time to time walking with their dog, either the father or the daughter. But we never heard anything… It’s unfortunate, it’s terrible! “, underline neighbors.

A terrible tragedy took place in this house.
A terrible tragedy took place in this house. – ES

Daniela, although discreet, was appreciated for her politeness and kindness, always saying hello to the neighbors she met in the street.

The neighborhood seemed dismayed by the events that took place in this house on rue du Bilemont, not imagining that such a tragedy could occur in the neighborhood. You never imagine what can happen in a home once the door is closed…



In the wake of the femicide that shook the small Belgian town of Mouscron, the Mons prosecution has finally spoken out about the tragic events that unfolded on Friday. As details of the murder of Daniela Margaryan, allegedly at the hands of her father Gregor, emerge, the community is left reeling with shock and disbelief. The quiet neighborhood on rue du Bilemont is now marked with the seal of tragedy, as the locals try to make sense of what occurred behind closed doors. Our thoughts are with the Margaryan family during this difficult time.

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