A 35-year-old man was identified yesterday as the perpetrator of a robbery at gunpoint in a takeaway shop, on Larissa Street in Volise, on December 17, 2021, with loot of 350 €, after threatening a 51-year-old employee.
The perpetrator, however, was identified by his mother from video footage when he was called for a statement to the police. The 35-year-old was located and arrested yesterday by police officers of the Volos police station, with a warrant from the investigator for robbery, theft, theft, carrying and use of weapons, he was taken to court to apologize and after his apology, with the consent of the prosecutor on duty, he was deemed to be remanded in custody and will be taken to Korydallos prison.
There had been previous burglaries
As it emerged from the preliminary investigation, the 35-year-old offender, with a duplicate key in December 2021 entered a shop selling LPG in Volos and stole an amount of 40 € from the cash register. On the 17th of the same month, wearing ski goggles, a mask for the coronavirus and a hood, at 3 in the morning he entered a takeaway shop, pulled out a gun and threatened the 51-year-old employee and forced her to give her a sum of 350 €.
The pistol he was holding was not a real gun, but a crack gun, which is an imitation of a real gun. The offender was accompanied by the defence lawyer and reports indicate that he denied that he was the person who did the theft and robbery and presented as an alibi that he was with his partner, although the evidence leading to his person appears to be strong evidence.
He was identified by his mother
Information from magnesianews, says that the 35-year-old was identified by his mother, possibly unwittingly and without wanting to incriminate him. When she was called to the police to give a statement, officers showed her video footage from inside the store at the time of the robbery and she reportedly admitted that it was her son and even "he was wearing the jacket he was wearing the day before."
When asked by the police officer if she was sure, the woman replied with the question "I don't know my son?", while other details, such as the pants with fluorescent details found in his house, played an important role in the identification. The 35-year-old was last residing in Volos, where he was located and arrested.
Served sentences for robberies and thefts
The 35-year-old, who worked as a freelance craftsman, had been in the Peloponnese for many years, had been arrested and convicted for robberies and thefts, his sentences were merged, he served the part of the sentence prescribed by law in Larissa prison and was released with restrictive conditions. One of the conditions was to appear at a Peloponnese Police Station, a condition that the defendant violated, as he had not appeared for seven months. By decision of the Larissa Plenary Council, his conditional dismissal was revoked for violating the terms of his release.
Source: protothema.gr
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