GYUMRI. – The funeral ceremony of six-month-old Seryozha Avetisyan has started on Surb Nshan church of Gyumri, Armenia's second largest city. (photos)

Many toys have been brought to the church by the mourners who came to bid farewell to six-month-old Seryozha who died in hospital on Monday.

The boy will be buried at Shirak cemetery near his sister, parents, aunt and grandparents.

Other six members of his family had been  killed last week. Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in the city, stands accused in this crime.

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 the murders.

Photo by Arsen Sargsyan /NEWS.am