Infant injured in Gyumri deadly attack saved by miracle

The only survivor of the deadly family attack in Armenia’s second largest city appears to be an infant saved by miracle.

Seryozha Avetisyan, who is only several months old, was operated on after being hospitalized in the wake of the violent act that left six in the family killed.

His condition is estimated as stable. The head of Gyumri’s Austrian hospital, Ashot Kurghinyan, has told the state news agency Armenspress that the infant was hospitalized in a in a critical condition, with stab wounds in the chest.

“The infant was found on the mother’s dead body; the perpetrator probably thought he was dead, whereas he had been breathing. The child was hospitalized late; he was in a shock, with cold and almost bloodless,” Kurgjinhyan said, adding that he finds the successful surgery a miracle.

“Yes, we can now say that the infant was saved by a miracle, but his condition continues to remain grave but stable. He is surviving a shock and is in the intensive care department switched to an artificial breathing aid. We are hopeful he will be strong enough to overcome it,” he added.

The infant was hospitalized without consciousness in the afternoon.

“I guess the infant was brought to us four or even five hours after the incident. He was in that condition for such a long time; there was a loss of blood and so on. Seeing that the infant’s vital organs are not essentially damaged, we can make positive forecasts, but it is too early to speak with guarantees today,” the doctor added.