Little Seryozha’s body to be transferred to Gyumri

The body of the 6­month­old Seryozha Avetisyan, who was taken to the hospital after the deadly tragedy in Gyumri and died on January 19 in Yerevan, will be transferred to his city. Armenpress reports that the requiem service of the child will be held on January 20 at 18:00 at Saint Nshan Church and the funeral ceremony – on January 21 at 13:00. Seryozha will be buried next to his relatives at Shirak cemetery.

The six members of the Avetisyan family were shot and killed in Gyumri at around 6 a.m. on January 12, 2015. The only survivor was 6­month old Seryozha Avetisyan, who was transferred to a hospital with injuries caused by a cutting and piercing tool. The child’s health condition became worse on January 19. There was severe renal insufficiency and cardiac insufficiency, and doctors weren’t able to save his life. Soldier of the 102nd Russian military base stationed in Gyumri, Valery Permyakov is charged with killing the members of the Avetisyan family and causing numerous injuries to little Seryozha. Russian border guards found him when he was trying to cross the Armenian­Turkish border and handed him over to the commanders of the 102nd Russian military base. Permyakov has confessed his crime. After fighting for his life and undergoing several difficult surgeries for a week, six­month old Seryozha Avetisyan also died on January 19.