Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, has arrived in Yerevan to coordinate the investigation into the Gyumri murders, his spokesman Vladimir Markin said, RIA Novosti reports.
Valery Permyakov, a soldier of the 102nd Russian military base located in Gyumri, murdered a family of six in Gyumri on January 12. A 6-month-old baby who had survived the tragedy has died in hospital today. Permyakov has already admitted his guilt.
The soldier may get a life sentence for mass murder, and deserting with a weapon.
