A 39-year-old man called Greek Police short after 6:30 on Thursday evening saying he had killed his wife and her body was in the attic of the apartment they were living in Ambelokipoi district of Athens. It is the 15th femicide in the country in 2024. Police officers rushed to …
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Femicide: Man stabs wife to death, injures son
A 46-year-old man stabbed his 60-year-old wife to death and injured also the victim’s son in their family home Angelochori by Thessaloniki on Sunday morning. The murder followed an argument between husband and wife. It is the 14th case of femicide in Greece in 2024. The perpetrator, an Albanian national, …
Read More »Femicide in Greece: 41-year-old Garyfalia succumbs to her injuries
A woman who was severely beaten by her partner last month, succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday. 41-year-old Gafyfalia from Patras is the second victim of femicide to die in less than 24 hours in Greece. Garyfalia suffered severe head injuries after her 49-year-old partner brutally beat her on October …
Read More »Femicide: Mother of 3 fatally shot by former partner
A 43-year-old mother of three was fatally shot by her former partner in the town of Agrinion, western Greece, late on Monday. The femicide victim was shot in the abdomen in her own car and died a bit later in the hospital despite doctors’ effort to save her life. Before …
Read More »Femicide: Husband shoots down wife, takes his own life
Femicide in Greece: A 65-year-old man shot his 59-year-old wife dead and then took his own life in Lamia, Central Greece, on Monday afternoon. According to local media lamiareport.gr, it was neighbors in the suburb Pangrati of Lamia of the couple who heard loud sounds of a gun and informed …
Read More »UPD Femicide: 81-year-old stabs wife to death, attempts suicide
One more femicide in Greece: An 81-year-old man murdered his 73-year-old wife with a screwdriver in Alexandroupolis, north-eastern Greece on Friday morning. Following the crime, he attempted to commit suicide by drinking bleach. According to local media, neighbors saw the man on the balcony shouting “I killed my wife!” They …
Read More »UPD Femicide: Woman stabbed to death, body found on a road of Athens suburb
A woman was found dead with a knife stuck in her abdomen in the middle of one of the main streets of Menidi suburb of west Athens. The body of the 40-year-old femicide victim was found by a passerby at about 6 o’ clock Thursday morning and informed the police. …
Read More »Shocking Femicide outside a police station in Athens suburb
A 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her 39-year-old ex-partner outside a police station in Agioi Anargyroi suburb of north-western Athens on Monday night. It is the fourth case of femicide in Greece since the beginning of 2024. The victim had gone to local police station and reported that …
Read More »Femicide in Crete: Man shoots his wife dead
A 39-year-old Albanian national shot with a gun his 29-year-old Romanian wife in their home in Kaminia neighborhood of Heraklio, Crete, early Friday morning. The man called the police saying “Come, I killed my wife”, local media reported. Officers found the victim in the living room. A fight has allegedly …
Read More »Femicide: Woman succumbs to her injuries after husband set her on fire
Another femicide in Greece, the second since the start of the year: A 45-year-old woman who was covered in flammable liquid by her husband and set on fire succumbed to her injuries. The woman was seriously injured and died after a week in hospital. The husband poured flammable oil over …
Read More »Femicide: Body of missing pregnant woman; partner & friend arrested
The body of a 41-year-old pregnant woman missing since the New Year’s Day has been found inside a trunk among bushes in a remote forest area in Halkidiki, northern Greece. The woman’s partner and a friend of his have been arrested. The first victim of femicide in Greece in 2024. …
Read More »Femicide: Police officer kills ex wife, takes his own life
Femicide Greece: A police officer in Thessaloniki shot and killed his ex wife and then took his own life after he took his children to the school bus on Tuesday morning. The 42-year-old woman had died at the spot when paramedics arrived, the 38-year-old man short time after. Neighbors of …
Read More »Femicide: 88-year-old man shoots and kills wife, 84
Femicide in Evia:An 88-year-old man shot and killed his 84-year-old wife on Friday. “I didn’t have a good time with her, I got fed up and killed her,” the elderly perpetrator reportedly told police. he had killed his wife in the head with a double-barreled rifle, while the victim was …
Read More »Femicide in Halkidiki: Man shoots and kills wife in front of their child
A 36-year-old man shot and killed his 39-year-old wife and then put an end in his own life in Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece on Monday morning. The tragedy took place in the couple’s home and in front their 8-year-old child that suffered injuries. With injuries in the eyes, the …
Read More »Femicide: Husband kills wife in their home in Piraeus
A 50-year-old man killed his 54-year-old wife in their family home in Nikaia suburb of Piraeus in the early morning hours of Sunday. It is the first case of femicide in Greece in the year 2023. In a state of intoxication, the man called the police short before 5:30 in …
Read More »Femicide: 24-year-old man shoots dead 19-year-old partner
With two bullets in the head, a 24-year-old man shot dead his 19-year-old partner in their home in Piraeus on Saturday. The tragedy raises the victims of femicide in the country to 15 in less than a year. After the shooting, the perpetrator called the police and reported the crime, …
Read More »Femicide: 81-year-old kills his wife with a sledgehammer
Femicide in Greece: An 81-year-old man hit and killed his 20 years young wife while she was sleeping. The man fatally wounded the 61-year-old victim hitting her on the head with a sledgehammer. He then committed suicide with a knife. According to local media messinialive, the man cut his throat …
Read More »Femicide: Breeder shoots dead partner and their 10-month-old baby
A 56-year-old man shot and killed his 29-year-old partner and their 10-month-old baby and then committed suicide with the same hunting rifle. The femicide took place in the village Lekani near the city of Kavala in North Greece. According to preliminary media information, the perpetrator took both victims to the …
Read More »Femicide: Woman dies after husband set her on fire
The 55-year-old woman with disabilities whose husband set her on fire five days earlier died in hospital on Monday. The victim was being treated for severe burns in the face and the body. The woman is the 12th victim of femicide in the country in 2022. The attack took place …
Read More »Femicide: 35-year-old woman found dead in Larissa home; partner on the run
Femicide Greece: A 35-year-old woman was found dead with a blow to the head and wrapped in a blanket in her home in Larissa, central Greece, on Friday morning. The body was discovered after neighbors complained about stench coming out of the apartment. Police is searching for the victim’s partner, …
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