21/01/2015 20:55
Candle lighting outside Armenian embassy in Moscow
A candle lighting ceremony took place today outside the Armenian embassy in Moscow to honor the memory of the Avetisyan family killed in a brutal attack in Gyumri on January 12, the press service of the Union of Armenians of Russia reported.
Hundreds, including Russians and people of other nationalities, laid flowers at the Armenian embassy.
The ceremony was organized by the Union of Armenians of Russia. Members of the federal, Moscow, and Armenia media were present.
Six members of the Avetisyan family were killed in Armenia’s northwestern city of Gyumri on January 12. The only survivor, six-month-old Seryozha Avetisyan, was hospitalized in critical condition, but he died on January 19, despite doctors’ efforts.
On the night of January 13, the main suspect – serviceman of the Russian 102nd military base in Gyumri Valery Permyakov was detained on suspicion of the murder while attempting to cross the Armenian-Turkish border. He gave evidence and confessed to the crime. He was taken into custody. V. Permyakov was charged under Article 104 (murder) of the Criminal Code of Armenia.