Azeri saboteurs killed Karabakh woman, her disabled son in their home – Ombudsman

PanARMENIAN.Net - A woman and her son who has a disability were killed by the Azerbaijani subversive group that made an infiltration attempt near Hadrut on Saturday, October 10, Karabakh (Artsakh) Human Rights Defender.

"Today the Staff of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Artsakh received concrete information that the subversive group which entered Hadrut town in the morning killed two civilians at their home – a woman and her son who has a disability. We are making efforts to gather more information and will publish them tomorrow," Beglaryan said on Facebook.

"Strongly condemning the continuous severe atrocities of the Azerbaijani armed forces against the Artsakh population, I demand from the international community to react properly to this cruel crime and to pursue punishing those criminals."

Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey, launched a large-scale offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. International and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages, as well as the iconic Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi. Hours before a humanitarian ceasefire was supposed to begin on October 10, Azerbaijan launched a new offensive and struck settlements both in Karabakh and Armenia. The Armenian Defense Ministry said later in the day that the ceasefire is mainly maintained.