A 69-year-old man was arrested late on Sunday for beating his wife to death. The victim, a 79-year-old woman from the USA was found dead in the couple’s home in the city of Ioannina, Epirus in north-western Greece.
According to local media and state broadcaster ERT, the ambulance service received a call late on Sunday night and rushed to the spot. Paramedics found the body of the victim laying on the floor. She was severely beaten.
The victim had died before the paramedics arrived.
The man admitted to have beaten his wife following an argument.
He added that he did not meant to kill her.
Police arrested the perpetrator, a case file against him has been prepared.
A coroner who inspected the body on the spot found out that it was the beating that caused the woman’s death. An autopsy is still to be carried out.
The victim is a US-national, media report.
UPDATE:
The man initially claimed to authorities that the woman died after falling in their home. First inspection by the coroner on the sport has reportedly shown that the victim had severe injuries on her cheekbones and jaw and several fractures on the ribs.
Media speak of that the perpetrator was in amok and went with particular violence against his wife.
Neighbors described the victim as a good and sweet-spoken woman.
The couple used to live in the USA and came to Greece two years ago.
pictures moist probably from the victim’s social media via newsit.gr
Greece saw an alarming increase of femicide in 2021, when 17 women were killed by current or former partners.
While the woman in Ioannina is the first femicide victim in 2022, incidents of violence against of women by even ex partners has been almost daily since the beginning of the year.
In the latest incident, a 34-year-old woman was heavily beaten by a former partner in Heraklio Crete. The perpetrator reportedly visited the woman in her home late on Sunday, punched her in the face and threw her on the floor where he continued kicking her. He left her injured in front of her 6-month-old baby and fled the scene.
Women organizations in Greece demand heavier punishment for perpetrators and the recognition of the term femicide.
However, the conservative Greek government has not moved a finger to this direction.
Put him in prison for life and throw away the key.