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A forensic psychiatric evaluation has been commissioned in the criminal case involving Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, who is the accused in the recent brutal murder of the Avetisyan family in Armenia’s Gyumri city, Interfax news agency reported citing its sources.

“The examination is conducted in the 102nd Russian Military Base in Armenia, and it should be completed in about two weeks,” said the agency’s interlocutor.

In his words, the experts will assess the psychological condition of this military serviceman and draw a respective conclusion.

“All the rumors that mental disorders already have been identified in Permyakov are solely rumors. There are no examination results as of yet,” the source also noted.

He added that the investigation is conducted with close cooperation between the Armenian and Russian law enforcement agencies.

As reported earlier, six members of the Avetisyan family—including a two-year-old girl—were shot dead, and a six-month-old baby was wounded in their house in Gyumri on January 12; and the baby boy died in hospital on January 19.

Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in Gyumri, 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.” And on January 21, the Investigative Committee of Armenia also filed a criminal charge against Permyakov, and with “premeditated murder of two or more persons.” The Russian soldier has accepted the charges.

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