Armenia: Teenage army conscript dies of chickenpox complications

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Another Suspicious Conscript Death: Teenager dies of chickenpox after army disciplinary action

By Sara Khojoyan
ArmeniaNow reporter

Members of the family of 18-year-old conscript Hayk Khachatryan, who served only six months in the army and died of chickenpox disease complication two weeks ago have vowed to avenge his death by seeking punishment of army officers who the family says are responsible.

Khachatryan, resident of Spandaryan village in Shirak province, died on December 30, in Nork Infection Hospital in Yerevan. The details of his death were passed to mass media by the soldier?s grandmother Aida Avagyan...

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Army Doctor Arrested Over Soldier?s Death
18.01.2012

A senior Armenian military doctor was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the death of a soldier who fell ill and was hospitalized last month.

The 18-year-old conscript, Hayk Khachatrian, died from chickenpox on December 30 three weeks after being taken to a military hospital in Yerevan with an inflamed facial nerve. He was transferred to a civilian hospital specializing in infectious diseases only the day before his death.

The Armenian Defense Ministry?s medical service said that Khachatrian suffered from a rare and dangerous strain of chickenpox which is difficult to treat...

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
No chickenpox epidemic in Armenia?

"As for the case of Hayk Khachatryan, who died from chickenpox on December 30, Lilit Avetisyan didn't comment on that and considered it a topic that she couldn't discuss."