Another unthinkable femicide shocks the Dodecanese expatriate community of America and the local community of Tilos.
This is the brutal murder of 29-year-old Greek-American Irene Spantopanagos by her ex-husband, who stabbed her in her home.
The tragedy unfolded last Saturday, March 12, 2022 in the Masapikwa area of Long Island, where the unfortunate 29-year-old Irene lived with her just 17-month-old daughter Alesia, whom she had during her brief marriage to the 34-year-old man with whom she had been separated recently, US news media reported.
On social media, a video from a security camera of an adjacent house has been circulating since last Saturday in which the 29-year-old's screams and calls for help can be heard at the moment of the attack by her 34-year-old ex-husband. In the same video, the voices of a 22-year-old woman who was also injured by the alleged perpetrator and, according to media reports, was his companion after his marriage to the unfortunate Irene ended, can also be heard.
He tried to commit suicide
According to reports, the murder was committed last Saturday evening, around 19:00, when the 34-year-old former partner of the unfortunate Irene started stabbing her and the 22-year-old, who was also in the house at the time. The 34-year-old allegedly fatally stabbed Irene, seriously wounded the 22-year-old girl and then used the same lethal means to attempt suicide. According to the US media, neighbors who heard the two women calling for help alerted the police who arrived within minutes along with first responders, finding all three, the two girls and the assailant bleeding.
Immediately the 29-year-old Irene, the 22-year-old girl and the 34-year-old man were taken to the local hospital, where the unfortunate expatriate ended up the next day - Sunday; the 22-year-old girl is still fighting for her life, while the 34-year-old man ended up as a result of the injuries he inflicted on himself on Tuesday, March 15.
Until now, the motives for the brutal murder of 29-year-old Irini, who was the only child of the Spadopanagou family, have not been known.
Particularly beloved on the island
As the mayor of Tilos, Maria Kamma, told Demetiki, the local community is shocked by the brutal murder of Irini Spantopanagou, whom residents remember as a young child visiting the island regularly with her parents. Her mother, Kalliopi Giannaki, has close ties with the island as both her parents are from Tilos. The grandfather of the unfortunate Irini and father of her mother, Sophocles Giannakis, is from Megalo Horio of Tilos, as is his wife and Irini's grandmother, Dorothea Koufomanoli.
As Mrs. Maria Kamma told "d", the 29-year-old was an active member of the Dodecanese community and her parents, like her grandparents, were particularly beloved on the island.
The tragic event has caused sadness and emotion in the expatriate community of Long Island for the tragic end of the only child of the Spandopanagou family, who left behind her only 17-month-old daughter.
The tragic event has caused sadness and emotion in the expatriate community of Long Island for the tragic end of the only child of the Spandopanagou family, who left behind her only 17-month-old daughter. In fact, little Alessia's baptism was celebrated a few months ago at St Paul's Cathedral in Hempstead, where her mother also attended church.
Tomorrow the unfortunate girl's funeral
Today, Thursday 17 March, Irene's relatives and friends will gather for a final farewell, and tomorrow Friday 18 March at 9am.30 a.m. at St. Paul's Cathedral in New York City, where a funeral service will be held.
Relatives of the unfortunate Irene have opened a fundraising account at www.gofundme.com and set a goal of raising at least $100,000 to cover the costs of her hospitalization and funeral, as well as the upbringing of her young daughter Alesia.
The response of the expatriate community and relatives from Greece was immediate and already more than 500 relatives and friends have donated up to yesterday the amount of about $50,000.
Irene was much loved in the expatriate community and an active member of it and her brutal murder caused shock and deep emotion to those who knew her. As a final tribute to her memory, the expatriate community responded immediately to raise funds which, in addition to covering the costs of her hospitalization and funeral for which a portion will be used, the remainder will be used for the upbringing of 17-month-old Alesia.
Source: in.gr
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