A 14-year old Artyom Vardanyan has committed suicide through hanging in the cellar of his house in the Lernantsk village of Spitak region of Lori.

Photo journalist Gagik Shamshyan reports that according to the neighbors, the child’s father is working in Russia, and mother is a housewife. The parents have a daughter too. The boy was studying in the secondary school of their village. The neighbors said 15 days ago he had committed a suicide attempt, though the information is to be clarified during the investigation.

Another neighbor told Shamshayn that few days ago Artyom was enthusiastically telling his friend that his father is going to return in a few days and buy a car for the family. According to the neighbors, Artyom was irritable and touchy boy. Ten days ago his mother bought a computer for him.