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The Times (London)
January 17, 2015 Saturday
Armenia fury after Russian's 'murder spree'
by Ben Hoyle
Violent protests have erupted in Armenia after a Russian conscript
stationed there allegedly went on a rampage and killed six members of
a local family.
The young Siberian soldier reportedly wandered off a military base in
Gyumri, Armenia's second city, armed with a Kalashnikov rifle on
Monday.
Two grandparents, their son and daughter, a daughter-in-law and a
twoyear-old girl were murdered in their beds. The only survivor was a
sixmonth-old boy, who remains in a critical condition from bayonet
wounds. The accused soldier, Valery Permyakov, 18, had reportedly
tried to desert. Hours after the killings he was arrested by Russian
border guards while attempting to cross into Turkey and confessed to
the crime, police said. He claimed that he had ended up in the
family's home accidentally, looking for something to drink and denies
the crime. The Russian tabloid Moskovsky Komsomolets reported that he
had suffered from a mental illness.
Horror at the killings turned to anger when Russia failed to hand the
soldier over to the Armenian authorities. Fourteen people, including
five policemen, were injured in clashes on Thursday night after
thousands massed outside the Russian consulate in Gyumri. Armenia, a
Russian ally, is part of the customs union of former Soviet states.
From: Baghdasarian
January 17, 2015 Saturday
Armenia fury after Russian's 'murder spree'
by Ben Hoyle
Violent protests have erupted in Armenia after a Russian conscript
stationed there allegedly went on a rampage and killed six members of
a local family.
The young Siberian soldier reportedly wandered off a military base in
Gyumri, Armenia's second city, armed with a Kalashnikov rifle on
Monday.
Two grandparents, their son and daughter, a daughter-in-law and a
twoyear-old girl were murdered in their beds. The only survivor was a
sixmonth-old boy, who remains in a critical condition from bayonet
wounds. The accused soldier, Valery Permyakov, 18, had reportedly
tried to desert. Hours after the killings he was arrested by Russian
border guards while attempting to cross into Turkey and confessed to
the crime, police said. He claimed that he had ended up in the
family's home accidentally, looking for something to drink and denies
the crime. The Russian tabloid Moskovsky Komsomolets reported that he
had suffered from a mental illness.
Horror at the killings turned to anger when Russia failed to hand the
soldier over to the Armenian authorities. Fourteen people, including
five policemen, were injured in clashes on Thursday night after
thousands massed outside the Russian consulate in Gyumri. Armenia, a
Russian ally, is part of the customs union of former Soviet states.
From: Baghdasarian