A 63-year-old woman, a cruise tourist, died in Ouranoupolis, Halkidiki, when she fainted during lunch in a taverna and the ambulance need 1.15 hour to get there and provide essential aid. It is the third death in Greece due to ambulance delay since Sunday. The woman lost consciousness while in …
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Convicted murder of Caroline Crouch waives his appeal for better sentence
Babis Anagnostoppoulos, the convicted husband of murdered Caroline Crouch, announced through his lawyer on Wednesday that the waives the appeal he had filed for a more favorable sentence. At First Instance court he was sentenced to life plus 11.5 years and a 21,000-euro fine for the brutal murder of his …
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19-year-old pregnant woman and her baby die waiting for ambulance over 5 hours
A 19-year-old pregnant woman has died on Tuesday morning while waiting for an ambulance. Both the mother in the 8th month of pregnancy and her unborn baby left their last breathe in Nea Makri, eastern Attica, just 37 km away from the center of Capital Athens. Her relatives claim that …
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Kos: Woman dies on the back of pick up truck due to ambulance shortage
A 63-year-old woman died on the back of a farm pick up truck on the way to the Kos hospital as there was no ambulance to take her there. The woman was attending the birthday party of her granddaughter when she collapsed on Sunday, June 4. Her family called the …
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Domestic violence: Woman stabbed 14 times by her fiance
A 36-year-old woman was stabbed 14 tines by her fiance who then attempted to take his own life, after the stabbing and fire he put in their apartment. Both victim and perpetrator are hospitalized in Heraklio, Crete, where also the brutal incident took place on Sunday evening. The woman suffered …
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8 more men arrested in Colonos rape and pimping case of a minor
Greek Police arrested another eight men over the last two days involved in the rape of the 12-year-old girl in Colonos that was pimped by a neighbor. Seven men, 2 Greeks and 5 foreign nationals aged 20 to 52, were arrested on Thursday and were brought to prosecutor on Friday. …
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Matricide: Elderly man kills his bed-ridden mother in northern Greece
Matricide in northern Greece: A 61-year-old man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his 86-year-old mother. The man allegedly killed his elderly mother in her home in Kozani, western Macedonia on Monday. He called the ambulance service claiming that he had found that his mother had passed out. …
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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 …
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Body of child washed ashore of Lefkada island
Bathers on the island of Lefkada were shocked to discover the body of a little child washed ashore in area of the Castle. ATTENTION THERE IS A GRAPHIC PICTURE BELOW. The body was dressed, but half the waist down, while the remaining part is missing. Even more shocking is that …
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Volos: Mother sentenced for stealing milk for her baby
Α young mother was caught stealing milk from supermarkets in Volos, central Greece. The 30-year-old woman told police that she had no money to feed her baby and she was forced to steal to ensure the baby’s survival. She was sentenced to 20 days prison, with 3 years suspension. Within …
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ELSTAT: 66.8% of Greeks don’t visit a doctor as they can’t afford to pay for “free” Health
Almost 2/3 of Greeks, that is 66.8%, do not visit a doctor for medical check ups or therapy because they cannot afford pay for the “free” Health services, Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT announced on Wednesday. The findings of ELSTAT’s announal survey on the health of citizens in Greece are “disappointing” …
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Tempi victims’ relatives sue the Prime Minister, ministers, railway officials
Relatives of 57 passengers who died during the train collision at Tempi in central Greece in February filed charges against railroad officials and politicians, including the Prime Minister, against 17 people in total, on Tuesday. According to Christos Konstantinidis, spokesperson for the association of victims’ relatives, the latter are suing …
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Cannabis helps reduce cancer cells, side-effects, Athens University research finds
Cannabis modified in the lab helps reduce cancer cells and other side-effects including those cause by chemotherapy, a study conducted at the University of Athens’ Pharmacy Department has found. The cannabinoid acids found in the cannabis plant, after being specially modified in the lab, appear to significantly reduce the cells …
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British woman missing on Telendos found dead
A 75-year-old British woman who went missing on the island of Telendos on April 30 was found dead. Her body was located in an inaccessible area in Agia Triada on the island on Monday, May 15. The British woman was on the island of Kalymnos together with her husband for …
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8-month-old baby found dead; police seeks underage mother
An 8-month-old baby girl was found dead in Westen Achaia, Peloponnese on Thursday morning. Authorities are looking for the mother, a 15-year-old, who is reportedly deaf and has health problems. According to information obtained by local media pelop.gr, the infant was found unconscious by the mother’s partner and the grandfatherin …
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Baby dies in car: Autopsy report; father’s first statement
Accumulation of fluid in the lungs, which caused pulmonary edema, was listed as the cause of death in the forensic report released on Wednesday for the 5.5-month-old baby girl that died after having been forgotten by her father in the car for several hours. The autopsy was carried out at …
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5.5-month-old baby dies after father “forgets” it in his car
A 5.5-mont-old baby was found dead in western Greece early Tuesday afternoon. The father had allegedly “forgot” it in his car in the morning and went to work. Hours later he returned to the car to find the infant dead. Αccording to local media artinos.gr, the father allegedly forgot the …
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Four teenagers arrested for gang raping a mentally ill woman
Police has arrested four teenagers for the gang rape of a 22-year-old woman in the town of Tyrnavos in central Greece. Arrested have been also the perpetrators’ parents, while a fifth member of the gang is being sought by police. According to information reported by Mega TV, police have arrested …
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Eviction of disabled elderly man with 20 police officers (video)
A force of some twenty policemen, the whole force of a local police station in northern Greece, was deployed to evict a disabled elderly man from his home in a village. following orders by the new owner who got the house through an auction launched by a fund. The old …
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17-year-old boy physically & sexually abused in detention center
A 17-year-old boy fell victim of repeated beating and rape in a juvenile detention center where he was sentenced to stay behind bars for six months. A disciplinary investigation into the beating and rape of the boy in the detention center has been launched, even if with 1.5 month delay. …
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