Two men were remanded in custody for a drug cocktail they gave to a 16-year-old girl ‘sending’ her to hospital ICU in critical condition. Along with a friend, the 16-year-old victim was found at the house of a 17-year-old friend in Vyronas suburb of Athens last week. There she was …
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Revenge Porn: Convicted for felony with suspended 5-year sentence
The Three-Member Misdemeanor Appeals Court of Thessaloniki in northern Greece has sentenced a well-known TV show co-host to five years in prison for posting explicit videos of his former partner online without her consent, the so-called Revenge Porn. Upon the prosecutor’s recommendation, the court elevated the offense from a misdemeanor …
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People with disabilities abused on Live Streaming while thousands watch
Horror for two young people with disabilities: they were abused and filmed and the videos were uploaded in live streaming on a platform where sick individuals -see: subscribers– paid money in order to watch. A total of 554 videos were uploaded by a 42-year-old man in Keratsini suburb of Piraeus …
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Prosecutor to investigate serious injury of 16-year-old girl during clashes with police
The First Instance Prosecutor’s Office will investigate the circumstances behind the serious injury of the 16-year-old girl that occurred during an anti-fascist event that ended in clashes with police in Neo Heraklion suburb of western Athens on Saturday night. The head of the First Instance Prosecutor’s Office requested an urgent …
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Patient dies after falling from 4th floor of Piraeus hospital
A patient at the Metaxas Oncology hospital in Piraeus fell from the fourth floor of the building and died on the sport earlier on Monday afternoon. The 67-year-old man had reportedly undergone a major surgery last week, where a tumor was removed. Police officers who rushed to the hospital courtyard …
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Breast Cancer free program extended to women aged 45-74
The ‘Fofi Gennimata’ Breast Cancer free mammogram programme will be extended to women aged 45-74, from 50-69 years so far, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday on the occasion of World Breast Cancer Day. The “Fofi Gennimata” programme is currently addressed to 1.3 million women aged 50-69 and provides …
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Father kills 42-year-old daughter, a multiple sclerosis patient
A father in Thessaloniki killed his 42-year-old daughter, a multiple sclerosis patient, with his own hands because he “could no longer see her suffering.” He later tried to take his own life with a speargun. “I killed her. I could no longer bear to see her in this state, suffering …
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Mother arrested for locking children in car to go to a bar
A 35-year-old mother of two was arrested early on Sunday morning in Patras, Peloponnese, for exposing minors to danger, reported the police. According to a police report, the woman drove to a bar at dawn on Sunday, leaving her two minor children, aged 9 and 3.5, locked up her car. …
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Three minors arrested for raping 13-year-old girl
Three minors aged 14, 15 and 17 are accused of the rape of a 13-year-old girl in the courtyard of a school in western Athens. Furthermore, one of the minors videotaped the sexual acts and distributed the footage to a group of other minors via the instagram. The incident took …
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Injured child transferred from Kastellorizo to Turkey as ambulance did not respond
A 4-year-old child on the remote island of Kastellorizo was seriously injured in an accident and her parents took her to a hospital in neighboring Turkey as the Greek ambulance helicopter did not respond to the call for a transfer to the island of Rhodes. According to media, the girl …
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Oncologist demanded bribes from cancer patients to speed up surgeries
An oncologist in Thessaloniki public hospital Theagenio was demanding bribes by his cancer patients in exchange for faster surgeries. His trial was held today. The doctor was arrested in January 2019 with pre-marked banknotes, after a patient complained to authorities that she had to give a bribe to speed up …
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Dozens of people remain trapped in their village demolished by storm
350 residents in Drakeia village on Mt Pilion remain trapped and without access to the road network, due to the disasters caused by the bad weather Elias. Trekking in the village of Pelion is shocking, as the only way to approach the area is on foot, passing over debris. The …
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Appeals Court upheld life sentence for Caroline ‘s murderer
The Mixed Jury Court of Appeal in Athens upheld the life imprisonment sentence for Babis Anagnostopoulos who murdered his 19-year-old British wife, Caroline Crouch, in May 2021. Anagnostopoulos,now 34, was also sentenced to 11.5 years in prison and fined 21,000 euros for strangling his wife’s puppy and obstructing justice as …
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Floods Day 16: Locals still struggle with mud, stench, disease risks and desperation
Sixteen days after the floods in Central Greece and people still struggling with dirty stagnant waters and mud, the stench of carcasses of thousands of drown animals, the questionable quality of drinking water and the threats of infectious diseases. Not to mention the chaos regarding the initial compensations for the …
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Child with disabilities forgotten for hours in school bus
An incredible incident occurred in Thessaloniki, when a 9-year-old child with mobility and autism disabilities was left alone for hours inside a school bus. Two arrests. The case was revealed in an area of Thessaloniki, following a complaint by a relative of the minor. The child was going to attend …
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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 …
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Young woman attacked with syringe in Athens suburb
A young woman was attacked by a stranger who stuck a syringe needle in her leg. The incident took place in a popular street of Kaisariani suburb of Athens and while other people were walking on the pedestrian street as well. The 26-year-old victim was transferred to hospital where the …
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Chania reproduction clinic: Couples seek their babies delivered by surrogate mothers
Dramatic developments in the case of the baby trafficking ring from a reproduction clinic in Chania, as couples from abroad arrived on Crete seeking to find out whether newborn babies delivered by surrogate mothers are their own. The couples had been had sought the help of the 73-year-old obstetrician who …
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Police officer in serious condition after brutally assaulted by husband
A 43-year-old woman, a police officer, is struggling for her life in the ICU of a hospital of Larissa, central Greece, following a brutal assault by her 53-year-old husband, a tavern owner well-known in the area. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, August 3, after an intense …
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Teenager with disabilities attacked and injured in Athens
A 15-year-old boy with disabilities was assaulted by five individuals, possibly including minors, on Sunday night in Ano Liosia, western Athens. As reported by the state broadcaster ERT, the suspects approached the boy and launched a brutal assault, repeatedly striking him on the head and forcibly taking his mobile phone. …
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