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YEREVAN, JANUARY 21, ARMENPRESS: The students of the UWC Dilijan College organized a unique action on the violent murder of the members of the Avetisyans’ family in Gyumri. Armenpress reports that in a sign of solidarity and as a tribute, the students prepared posters, writing on them “I am Avetisyan” in different languages and got photographed with them.
The UWC Dilijan College was opened on October 11 2014, which is the first international school of the United World Colleges education network in the Eastern Europe and the CIS. During the first year admission the school accepted 96 students from over 50 countries.
The six members of the Avetisyan family were shot and killed in Gyumri at around 6 a.m. on January 12, 2015. The only survivor was 6-month old Seryozha Avetisyan, who was transferred to a hospital with injuries caused by a cutting and piercing tool. The child’s health condition became worse on January 19. There was severe renal insufficiency and cardiac insufficiency, and doctors weren’t able to save his life. Soldier of the 102ndRussian military base stationed in Gyumri, Valery Permyakov is charged with killing the members of the Avetisyan family and causing numerous injuries to little Seryozha. Russian border guards found him when he was trying to cross the Armenian-Turkish border and handed him over to the commanders of the 102ndRussian military base. Permyakov has confessed his crime.
After fighting for his life and undergoing several difficult surgeries for a week, six-month old Seryozha Avetisyan also died on January 19.