Conoray Lawantara has pleaded not guilty to murder after allegedly stabbing a homeless man during a confrontation in an alley in Beverly Hills, California, on 30 August. The victim was identified as 40-year-old Vanik Voskanyan by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office.
Voskanyan was found suffering from a neck wound after the altercation in the 400 block of North Palm Drive, near Beverly Boulevard. Officers provided emergency aid before the 40-year-old was taken to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The Medical Examiner subsequently determined that he died from multiple sharp-force injuries.
