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Jan 19 2015
Baby in Armenia family massacre blamed on Russian soldier dies
19 January 2015 | 18:36 | FOCUS News Agency
Yerevan. A six-month-old Armenian baby boy, the sole survivor from a
family of seven apparently gunned down by a deserting Russian soldier,
died from his injuries Monday, health officials said, as quoted by
AFP.
Seryozha Avetisian, the youngest member of the Avetisian family
massacred in their home last Monday in Gyumri, Armenia's second
largest city, died at 5 pm, the health ministry said.
The baby boy had been in a grave condition after being stabbed several
times after six other members of his family were shot dead at their
home close to a Russian army base.
The crime has been blamed on a Russian soldier whose army boots and
Kalashnikov rifle were found at the scene.
The suspect, a conscript named Valery Permyakov, has been arrested by
a Russian military tribunal and is being held at the base after he was
captured at the Armenian border trying to flee to Turkey.
Thousands protested last week in Gyumri and capital Yerevan demanding
that Permyakov be handed over to Armenian justice, with the tragedy
threatening to become a major thorn in relations between Russia and
Armenia, its most loyal ally in the Caucasus.
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian expressed his condolences to the
relatives of the Avetisians.
"We have lost him despite the continuous efforts of Armenian and
Russian doctors," he said in a statement. "A light went out which was
the only solace for us after the Gyumri crime."
"We must continue to live and gain just retribution for the pain and
the crime that has been committed," he said.
Anticipating a new wave of public anger after the infant's death,
Armenia dispatched more police to Gyumri to increase security next to
the Russian consulate and the Russian army base No. 102 where
Permyakov is being held, local media reported.
Sarkisian spoke about the case with Russian President Vladimir Putin
on Sunday and Putin for the first time expressed his condolences for
the tragedy.
"The Russian President expressed his assurance that all the
investigative procedures will be completed quickly and the
perpetrators will be punished," the Kremlin said in a statement.
http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2015/01/19/360628/baby-in-armenia-family-massacre-blamed-on-russian-soldier-dies.html
Jan 19 2015
Baby in Armenia family massacre blamed on Russian soldier dies
19 January 2015 | 18:36 | FOCUS News Agency
Yerevan. A six-month-old Armenian baby boy, the sole survivor from a
family of seven apparently gunned down by a deserting Russian soldier,
died from his injuries Monday, health officials said, as quoted by
AFP.
Seryozha Avetisian, the youngest member of the Avetisian family
massacred in their home last Monday in Gyumri, Armenia's second
largest city, died at 5 pm, the health ministry said.
The baby boy had been in a grave condition after being stabbed several
times after six other members of his family were shot dead at their
home close to a Russian army base.
The crime has been blamed on a Russian soldier whose army boots and
Kalashnikov rifle were found at the scene.
The suspect, a conscript named Valery Permyakov, has been arrested by
a Russian military tribunal and is being held at the base after he was
captured at the Armenian border trying to flee to Turkey.
Thousands protested last week in Gyumri and capital Yerevan demanding
that Permyakov be handed over to Armenian justice, with the tragedy
threatening to become a major thorn in relations between Russia and
Armenia, its most loyal ally in the Caucasus.
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian expressed his condolences to the
relatives of the Avetisians.
"We have lost him despite the continuous efforts of Armenian and
Russian doctors," he said in a statement. "A light went out which was
the only solace for us after the Gyumri crime."
"We must continue to live and gain just retribution for the pain and
the crime that has been committed," he said.
Anticipating a new wave of public anger after the infant's death,
Armenia dispatched more police to Gyumri to increase security next to
the Russian consulate and the Russian army base No. 102 where
Permyakov is being held, local media reported.
Sarkisian spoke about the case with Russian President Vladimir Putin
on Sunday and Putin for the first time expressed his condolences for
the tragedy.
"The Russian President expressed his assurance that all the
investigative procedures will be completed quickly and the
perpetrators will be punished," the Kremlin said in a statement.
http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2015/01/19/360628/baby-in-armenia-family-massacre-blamed-on-russian-soldier-dies.html