The 42-year-old woman, Marine, who was murdered by her 28-year-old boyfriend at her home in the Textile Workers neighborhood in Gyumri was buried by the local and regional authorities.
Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Lena Nazaryan and Nikol Pashinyan’s press speaker Mane Gevorgyan were also present.
Despite the fact that the woman had many relatives, no one came to her funeral. Even more, her relatives objected to having her buried at that particular cemetery. They did not agree to have her buried near the family graves.
The acting director of the Eternal Memory CJSC, Artyom Davtyan, told Aravot Daily that Marine’s brother lives in Russia. The brother’s classmate was able to get into contact with him and got his permission to bury his sister next to their parents at the Shirak cemetery.
“The brother was upset and embarrassed, but his classmate convinced him, saying that this is his sister, his family member, and the grave has already been set aside. The brother gave his permission and said to bury her next to their parents. But I did not have any contact with her late husband’s family. According to my sources, her late husband’s sister called the regional government and asked them not to bury the woman next to her brother. If no one agreed, the municipality had found a place, which is where they would have buried her,” Artyom Davtyan said.
The funeral took place with a priest presiding. Those present said that the woman was a victim of indifference. Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Lena Nazaryan noted that the woman was not only the victim of an abuser, but she also was the victim of people’s indifference. If her neighbors, relatives, and daughter’s teachers spoke out about the violence, perhaps this would have been prevented.