With the anxiety not to be accused of the murders of her other two children, 3.5-year-old Malena and 6-month-old Iris, Roula Pispirigou, who is in custody for the murder of 9-year-old Georgina, disputes everyone and everything, from the testimonies of the doctors, to the report of the child psychologist, but also the conclusion of Karakouki - Kalogria, which she now has in her hands.
Although the new finding speaks clearly of murders, Roula Pispirigou appears willing to warmly support the original findings, which referred to pathological causes, regardless of the fact that especially for the forensic report of Malena (ed.
The marks on the children in focus
The controversial marks of the murdered girls, Malena and Iris, will play a key role in the 33-year-old's defence.
Her lawyer argues that, in the initial findings of Chacon and Ciola, the marks were classified as post-mortem. However, in Malena's forensic report, the marks are listed as:
Two micro-eruptions in the nasal cavity
Without any time specification - as in Iris' first report.A resolution of the continuity of the oral mucosa was found without any other characteristics.
Even these easily understandable for a forensic scientist, the reputable scientists Karakukakis and Kalogrias clarify them in detail in their conclusion, describing:
Injuries of the oral mucosa born during life, for Iris.
The abrasions are recent life born, red in colour, without evidence of absorption, for Malena.
"She had no marks when I examined her"
In the event that the abrasions are indeed pre-mortem, they occurred in the children's final moments as, as Malena's oncologist revealed to Live News, Malena's nose abrasions were not present
during his last visit to the single room.
"I hadn't seen them. Nor did the doctor on call who examined the child. He was the only child who did not inspire any concern. It was a routine hospital stay. She could have been at home," Malena's doctor said.
Roula Pispirigou will argue that the marks were made during resuscitation and therefore post-mortem as, when the doctors entered the room, Malena was already dead. However, this is not proven by a number of other findings, which show that the marks were made while the child was alive.
Another point that the accused will challenge is the notorious cloth of the murdered Iris.
Karakukakis and Kalogrias clearly speak of seven bloodstains, unlike the first forensic expert Angeliki Tsiola who speaks of pulmonary edema.
The difference, however, between bloody and serumy fluid is obvious, with Karakouki and Kalogrias clearly stating that this infant's cloth is only soaked with blood.
She will rely on doctors' contradictions
In the case of Georgina, Roula Pispirigoy will argue that the death did not result from a criminal act, but from medical error, which is why they turned to a well-known lawyer in Thessaloniki specializing in medical malpractice cases.
"Medical issues are raised, for which we will consult experts. There are contradictions and contrary information, as well as contrary data in the file," said Otto Papadopoulos, the 33-year-old woman's lawyer.
Papadopoulos refers to "contradictory" witness statements, stressing however that he needs time to adequately study the file.
The prosecutors' order, however, is to finish the case in 15 days, i.e. by July 14, however, according to Pispirigou's lawyer, the memo will be filed by July 12.
The file on the Patras case includes the bombshell
The file on the Patras case includes the bombshell testimony of Christina Tsakonas on Malena's death and the scratches around the child's oral cavity.
In her testimony she specifically states:
"The said micro-erosions are around the time of death and are attributed to findings which we may encounter when the deceased has undergone cardiopulmonary resuscitation. As for the finding in the right cheek region, which I did not describe but which is evident from the photograph, it is usually found in adhesive tape placement, hence its square shape, and helps to stabilize the tracheal tube to secure the airway in the context of resuscitation."
And he adds: "This particular finding, which is much more pronounced in the photograph than in reality, is clearly due to a change in the colour of the skin locally and is not a tissue damage/cancer, as it is considered a trace of application, such as those left by defibrillator stickers on the chest area, for example."
Leon: "There is no doubt that Malena's marks were made while she was alive"
Forensic expert Gregory Leon, for his part, speaking to Live News, stressed that there is no doubt that the conclusion of Karakouki - Kalogria is "a model of forensic excellence".
"There is no doubt that this particular conclusion, as published, is a model of forensic and scientific excellence. Indeed, there are very few times that we have seen a forensic opinion drawn up by state officials not through documents, but in fact, in such an exemplary manner that leaves no room, no doubt, no question marks," he said.
MEGA brings to light a photo of Malena that captures the nails on her face. Leon commented that there is no doubt that the injuries occurred while the child was alive.
"A coroner, when he sees the body, remembers better than ever. When we see a body, we are able to discern and record whether certain injuries are post-mortem. We must record them, because we will avoid any error in a subsequent assessment," the forensic expert told MEGA.
He also pointed out that "the forensic experts do not classify all injuries as post-mortem, so they are alive and this is something fundamental, because the forensic opinion of the two colleagues was based on findings that already existed, had been evaluated and re-examined and were found as such or were further enriched."
Leo concluded by noting that "there is no doubt that with such a tinge to an abrasion as described, the abrasions are alive and well. Post-mortem abrasions are characteristic and woe betide a coroner if he cannot discern even that."
Source: Proto Thema
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