The charred body of a woman was found late on Monday in a crafts facility that was severely damaged by the fire in Patima of Halandri, in north-east Athens. The body was identified to belong to a 65-year-old woamn from Moldavia who worked in the facility for the last 25 …
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Man, victim of domestic violence, gets Panic Button, wife arrested
A 49-year-old man, victim of domestic violence, received a so-called Panic Button after he complained to Police in Chania, Crete, that he was assaulted by his 47-year-old wife. The man who arrived in panic at the city’s police station, asked for and received a Panic Button for his protection. He …
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7-year-old child beats another one for TikTok followers and likes
A 7-year-old boy beat up an 8-year-old one in order to upload the video on TikTok and attract followers, views and likes. The latest, shocking case of minors’ violence took place in the port city of Patras in north-western Peloponnese. According to local media, the 7-year-old boy started beating an …
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14-year-old boy arrested for distributing child pornography; victim attempted suicide
Police in Thessaloniki has arrested a 14-year-old boy for distributing naked photos and videos of a 13-year-old girl. The victim attempted suicide after she found out that the material has been shared online. Following a complain to police by the victim and her mother, the boy was arrested in his …
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Homophobic mob attacks transgender people in N. Greece (VIDs)
Shocking attack by a homophobic mob against two member of the LGBT+ community in downtown Thessaloniki on Saturday night. Over 150 people chased and mocked the two transgender people, threw stones, bottles and other objects at them. The victims both aged 21 were walking on Aristotelous Square at 10:30 p.m., …
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Young woman stabbed by foreign national in the downtown Athens
Stabbing of what it seems a random victim in downtown Athens early Friday afternoon: a foreign national stabbed with a knife a young woman near her work place on Ermou street, the most popular and crowded street in the center of the Greek capital. The crime took place in Ermou …
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Kidnapped victim of sex trafficking on trial
Τhe victim of sex trafficking was taken to court for “prostitution without having the appropriate paperwork.” The 19-year-old young woman was kidnapped and forced to prostitution by a police offer who kept her imprisoned in an apartment in Ilioupolis suburb of south-eastern Athens. The case came to light when the …
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Samos: Turkish man arrested for hit-and-run Swiss tourist
A Turkish man has been arrested on the island of Samos and faces felony charges as well as for abandoning his victim over a hit-and-run that took place on Wednesday afternoon. His severely injured victim, a Swiss tourist, died a few hours later in the hospital. The victim was a …
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Human head, body parts found in Crete waste sorting facility
Police in Crete are investigating the discovery of a human head and other body parts at a waste sorting facility in Chania on the island of Crete. First it was the head found in a garbage bag on Tuesday. According to media information it belonged to a man in the …
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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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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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Data Protection authority probes leak of alleged rape victim’s name and other data
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA)on Thursday announced the launch of an investigation into a possible breach of the privacy rights of a woman who has accused a Greek member of the European Parliament of beating and raping her. The HDPA decision follows the publication of the victim’s name, pictures …
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12-year-old sex-trafficking victim attacked and injured in her home
The 12-year-old girl that was raped and pimped by a 53-year-old man was injured in a knife attack in the home where she lives with her aunt and a younger brother, her lawyer revealed on Monday. In a different statement, the mother of the 12-year-old victim points out that the …
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Hooligans attack and injure man outside Court in downtown Athens
A group of hooligans attacked and injured a man outside the Athens Court of Appeal on Wednesday morning. The attackers were not even bothered by the presence of police squads in the area, which is supposed to be one of the most protected in downtown Athens.. According to media, a …
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New case of child pimping in Athens; three arrests
Α new case of child pimping has been discovered on Tuesday, with the victim being a 14-year-old living in a home for minors in a suburb of southern Athens. It was social workers who noticed that the child was leaving the facility and was absent for several hours. Last Sunday …
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Train Crash: Turkey allows jailed Greek father to attend son’s funeral
The jailed father of a train driver killed in the Tempi train crash is to be released from a Turkish prison so that he can attend his son’s funeral. Citing sources, media report that this was the topic of a discussion on the phone conversation between Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias …
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Train Crash: Greek father in Turkish prison seeks permit to attend son’s funeral
A Greek inmate in a Turkish prison has applied for a temporary absence to attend the funeral of his son who was killed in a head-on train collision in central Greece on Tuesday. Greek media have identified the victim as 28-year-old Nikos Nalbantis. There was no information about the identity …
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6-year-old girl dies of streptococcus; first victim in Greece
A 6-year-old girl died suffered a septic shock and died in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, last Monday, February 13. Blood culture revealed that the girl was infected with streptococcus that claimed the life of several children in UK and other European countries. It is recalled that the girl was intubated by …
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Court rules compensation to relatives of Mati disaster victim
An Athens court has ruled that the state must pay 300,000 euros in emotional distress damages to the relatives of a 77-year-old woman who died in the eastern Attica wildfires of Mati on 23 July 2018. Five relatives of the victim, who died after leaving her home in the settlement …
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Large-scale police operations in Roma camps after riots (picts)
Large-scale police operations with dozens of police officers and special units have been taking place in Roma camps in western Athens since Thursday morning following ongoing riots over the shooting of a 16-year-old Roma boy by a policeman. Special units police officers with riot police squads and patrol cars moved …
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