The 55-year-old man, who strangled his wife with one hand inside her pharmacy in the village of Pigis in the municipality of Nestos in Kavala, is expected to be brought before the investigating judge this morning.
The wife-killer was silent and distant during the four days he was hospitalized in the surgical clinic of the hospital after the suicide attempt he tried to make while all night he remained in the custody of the Kavala police headquarters after he was discharged from the hospital and today he is expected to give an explanation to the prosecutor.
According to reports, the parents of the unfortunate woman are planning to seek the custody of their two minor grandchildren together with the children's uncle and beloved brother of their mother. According to relatives, Aida's mother was aware that her daughter and grandchildren were experiencing violence from the 55-year-old man and was helping her child to separate civilly.
The family's lawyer Manolis Vonikakis said: "This is a premeditated crime. The 55-year-old was in a calm state of mind and knew very well what he was doing at that moment. It is the classic case of the husband , who is an oppressor, tyrant and master."
For her part, the perpetrator's lawyer, Elpida Kevrekaki, says:
"This is the definition of homicide by erotic passion. That is, manslaughter in the heat of passion. He made a serious suicide attempt by cutting the veins in both his hands and neck. He has confessed his act but we are talking about an act in which there is no trace of premeditation."
What the perpetrator claimed to the police
"My wife asked me to divorce her. I tried to change her mind but she was unfaithful. On the last day, the day of the murder, I was afraid she would take my children and leave the house," the 55-year-old wife-killer allegedly told police officers.
The wife-killer's violent past
The 55-year-old wife-killer of the pharmacist and mother of two minor children was arrested in 2002 following a complaint from his ex-girlfriend who had sought his prosecution after a beating. Specifically, the accused had followed her on his motorcycle from her home in Athens.
When the girl stopped at a traffic light on her way, he violently tried to get her out of the car. "A short time later when she parked to visit a friend he approached her and punched her in the face, causing her glasses to break. When she cried for help the accused was forced to walk away swearing at her," the case file that was then formed against him was quoted as saying.
In fact, the accused when he was at the police station when confronted with the beating charge tried to escape by taking advantage of the fact that there were a lot of people but was arrested by the guard.
Source: Proto Thema
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