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Russian serviceman Valery Permyakov, who is charged with the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri city of Armenia, was found sane, Interfax reports citing a source familiar with the situation.

“The psychiatric examination revealed that the serviceman is sane. He was absolutely aware of his actions at the moment of the murder,” the source said.

The experts have detected some mental disorders in him, but overall, he was found sane, the source added.

Meanwhile, Kommersant has learned that the court extended Permyakov’s arrest on April 8. The Investigation Committee toughened the charges against him. On two counts alone, he may face life imprisonment.

Six members of one family, including a two-year-old child, were shot dead in their house in Gyumri on January 12. A six-month-old baby was hospitalized with stab wounds. He died in hospital on January 19. Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian military base stationed in Gyumri, the main suspect in the murder, was detained by Russian border guards while attempting to cross the Armenian-Turkish border near Yerazgavors village in Armenia’s Shirak province. Permyakov is held in custody at the Russian military base. He was questioned and confessed to the crime. Permyakov is charged under Article 105.2 and 338.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (murder and desertion). Also, Armenian Investigative Committee brought a charge against Permyakov under Article 104 part 2 point 1 (murder of two or more persons) of the Armenian Criminal Code.