Gyumri tragedy: Six-month-old survivor dies in hospital
Nikolay Dallakyan, Director of Surb Astvatsamayr Hospital in Yerevan, where the infant was rushed after the brutal murder of tragic incident, said the condition of the six-month-old Seryozha Avetisyan sharply deteriorated on Sunday evening. The child died today, a week after stab wounds inflicted on him in the brutal attack which is said to have been carried out by a Russian soldier. "The long and continuous efforts of the leading local and foreign specialists failed to improve the condition of the baby who had developed cardiovascular, lung and kidney insufficiency. Irreversible changes had taken place, which led to his death,” the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Six members of the Avetisyan family – Seryozha Avetisyan, his wife Hasmik, daughter Aida, son Armen, daughter-in-law Araksya, and two-year-old granddaughter Hasmik – were murdered in their home on January 12. Only the six month-old Seryozha Avetisyan survived the vicious murder, who was hospitalized with stab wounds in his chest. Later on the same day Valery Permyakov, a Russian soldier stationed at military base No. 102 in Gyumri was arrested by Russian border guards and Armenian security forces when attempting to cross the border with Turkey. Permyakov confessed to the murders. He was reported to have deserted his post at night and gone on rampage, killing the six people of the Avetisyan family.
