A Yerevan minor court has canceled on July 26 a trial of Stepan Hovakimyan and Vahram Kerobyan accused of robbery in Moskva cinema after the defendant Hovakimyan cut his veins in the courtroom, Hovakimyan’s father Beniamin Hovakimyan told Tert.am.

He said judge Mkhitar Papoyan ordered to call ambulance after which the young man was taken from the courtroom and received medical assistance in the court building.

Stepan Hovakimyan and Vahram Kerobyan are accused of stealing over 5 million Armenian drams and 10 thousand Russian rubles from Moskva cinema on January 10, 2010.

The next trial is slated for August 14. Defendant Vahram Kerobyan has been released on bail, Beniamin Hovakimyan hoped the same would happen with his son but the decision was not made due to the incident.

Explaining the son’s step, Hovakimyan said it was a nervous outburst. He talked to his son a day before and everything was all right.

Stepan Hovakimyan and Vahram Kerobyan have been charged under Article 177 of the Armenian Criminal Code – robbery.