The parents of student Eleni Topaloudi, who was raped and murdered in Rhodes in November 2018, made their own "accusation" today before the Joint Court of Appeal of Athens.
After repeated interruptions, the father of Eleni Topaloudi, Giannis[/B], was the first to take the witness stand, beginning his testimony, apologized to the court for the moments of tension that existed in previous sessions of the court, who began his testimony by outlining the portrait and personality of his daughter.
The scenes that followed
Yannis Topaloudis , then described the scenes that followed when he was informed of his daughter's death and how he immediately left with his brother and went to Rhodes.
Tears were flowing
"We tried to pick up the pieces, find plane tickets and go to Rhodes. I couldn't bear to go into the morgue. Only my brother got in. The next day we were given keys to Eleni's apartment.
This is the second most shocking thing a parent who has lost a child experiences. Tears were flowing when we entered the house. What struck me was that the washing machine was still on. There were cigarette butts and some gum on the table. I took all her things, they were our memories. I even took the fruit she had bought because she had bought it for herself and threw it in the grave. I didn't want to leave anything that was Helen's."
The funeral
For Yannis Topaloudis, as he testified in court, another difficult moment was the journey back for the funeral of his child. The most tragic drama a parent can experience is to accompany their child to the final resting place. I hope everyone has a smaller cross to bear. Unfortunately, we were unfortunately given this cross," testified Helen's father.
Rape and blackmail
Yannis Topaloudis also referred to the rape that Eleni had experienced the year before her murder, expressing his dissatisfaction with the way she was treated when she went to report it and the existence of a video, noting that "Eleni has since lived in a climate of blackmail. Our girl was experiencing the psychological calvary of blackmail. Why didn't she tell us? We are sure that she was living her Calvary."
Life sentences should be life sentences
For the defendants, Yannis Topaloudis pointed out "what can I comment that they went for coffee, gyms, continued their life after the crime? That he (accused of Albanian origin) had raped before and even a disabled girl.
Yannis Topaloudis even called for "life sentences to be life sentences for such heinous crimes and stressed that the term female infanticide and familicide should be included in the Penal Code.
She wanted to be
The mother of Eleni Topaloudis described to the court that her daughter's dream was to enter the diplomatic corps. "Since we found out, I don't remember anything, just a darkness, emptiness. I only remember the pothole they opened, the ditch...," Koula Armoutidou said.
The trial continues on April 13, 2022.
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