A requiem service for 6-month-old Seryozha Avetisyan has started at Sourb Nshan Church in Gyumri.
ArmInfo's correspondent reports from Gyumri that hundreds of people have gathered near the church. They have arrived in Gyumri from Yerevan and different provinces of Armenia. Representatives of various political forces are among the people. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan are also expected to attend the requiem.
Seryozha Avetisyan, a six-month-old baby, injured in Gyumri on Jan 12, died on January 19 at 5:02 PM. The baby underwent two surgeries but on Monday his kidneys failed again. Doctors from Armenia and Russia fought for his life but in vain. Six members of Seryozha's family were killed in Gyumri on Jan 12. The suspect of the murder is Russian serviceman Valery Permyakov.