YEREVAN. – Six-month-old Seryozha Avetisyan was struggling for his life with stoutheartedness of a man, bishop Michael Ajaparyan said during the requiem in Surb Nshan church of Gyumri.

The head of Shirak diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church urged the mourners to be comforted in conviction of believers that the Avetisyan family will rest in peace. Ajaparyan said he personally could not hide tears, although he has no right to cry.

As reported earlier, six-month-old Seryozha Avetisyan died on Monday. 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.

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.