Six-month-old Seryozha, the youngest member of the Avetisyan family who were brutally killed recently in Armenia’s Gyumri city, was laid to his eternal rest Wednesday in the city cemetery. (photos)

The baby’s body was buried alongside those of his little sister, parents, paternal aunt, and grandparents.

The flowers, which were placed last week on the tombstones of the family members, were still fresh.

Thousands of people from Gyumri, capital city Yerevan, and different regions of Armenia, as well as numerous MPs had come to bid their last goodbye to Seryozha.

Wreaths from the President, the Government, various organizations, and dozens of individuals were laid on the grave; one of these wreaths read: “To the Little Angel.”

As reported earlier, six members of the Avetisyan family—including a two-year-old girl—were shot dead, and a six-month-old baby—Seryozha Avetisyan—was wounded in their house in Gyumri on January 12; but the baby boy died in hospital on Monday.

Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in the city, stands accused in this crime. Permyakov was apprehended by the Russian border guards near the Armenian-Turkish border on the same night, he was arrested on January 14, and he is held in custody at the Russian military base.

The soldier is charged under Russian law, with “the murder of more than two people” and “desertion with a service weapon.” The Investigative Committee of Armenia also has launched a criminal case on these murders.

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia had stated that Valery Permyakov will face justice under Russian law, and this information had provoked a wave of protests in Armenia, especially in Gyumri and capital city Yerevan.

Photos by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am