The 5th Garrison Military Court—which is located in Armenia’s capital city Yerevan—of the North Caucasus District Court of Russia has extended for six month the arrest of Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, who is charged with the murder of the Avetisyan family members in Gyumri, Armenia.

TASS news agency of Russia reported about the aforementioned citing the press secretary of the court, Alyona Katkalo.

“The arrest is extended until January 30, 2016,” said Katkalo. “With the judge’s decision, an open court session on Permyakov’s case is set for August 12, 2015.”

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, and near the Armenian-Turkish border. The Russian soldier has confessed to the crime. The Russian law enforcement—in partnership with their Armenian associates—were conducting the investigation into this incident.