Another femicide shocks Greece. A 55-year-old man in Kavala drowned his wife inside her pharmacy with his own hands and then attempted to commit suicide.[/B] The 55-year-old then contacted the police and confessed to his act and is now under guard at the city hospital.
According to proininews.gr, the 55-year-old was an award-winning athlete of athletics. Specifically, a local club in the village of Piges Nestos-Kavala had awarded the perpetrator in 2018, as he was the second Panhellenic champion/veteran in the 400-meter hurdles.
The couple's relationship was strained after the 43-year-old woman asked the 55-year-old man to separate. The two were in daily contact as the 55-year-old man worked at the pharmacy run by the 43-year-old woman. The brutal murder took place on Thursday afternoon (5/5), shortly before 17:00, on the premises of the pharmacy kept by the victim, in the village of Pigis Nestos.
The 55-year-old perpetrator called the Kavala Security at midnight on Thursday and told the police: "I killed my wife." Immediately a team of police officers went to his wife's pharmacy and found the 43-year-old woman dead on a bed and the 55-year-old man bleeding on the floor next to her. The perpetrator wounded himself with a knife to the neck and wrists to commit suicide. Until now he is under guard at Kavala hospital, while a case has been filed against him for manslaughter with intent.
He closed her mouth and nose with his hands
Police officers believe that the perpetrator probably closed her mouth and nose with his hands. Then, and after the victim fell dead in the kitchenette, he moved her to a small bedroom also located in the back of the pharmacy. The offender attempted to end his life with a knife, and when he started bleeding he called the police and confessed to the crime. According to information, the couple has two minor children, aged 6 and 10.
The couple lived permanently in Kavala, specifically in the area of Amygdalena. A distance of about 30 km. That is why the 43-year-old woman had a ranch in her shop, since she used to stay there some days.
Source: in.gr
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