The mother of little Alex Meshivili, from Georgia, who was killed by bullies in the city of Veria, Greece in February 2006 and whose body was never found, demanded the exhumation of remains found in the cemetery of Rapsomaniki village near Veria.
According to reports, on Friday, January 24, on the Greek TV show “Fos sto Tounel” (a TV show which investigates real crime cases) a grave-digger declared that during a grave digging in Rapsomaniki’s cemetery four years ago, he had discovered what seemed to be the remains of a young person or child. There were neither clothes near the body nor a coffin. He also said that when he reported the discovery to his supervisor, he asked him to rebury the body.
Alex’s mother, who also participated in the show, demanded that the remains be exhumed so that DNA testing can confirm if they belong to her son, who was 11-years-old when he died.
According to the trial testimony on Alex’s death in 2009, five 13-year-old children beat little Alex, but without intending to kill him. However, Alex died after falling down a set of stairs.
One of the convicted five boys stated on the show, that he and his four friends had repeatedly bullied Alex Meshivili. He also admitted that they beat him and chased him until he fell down some stairs and died. After that incident the boys are alleged to have dumped Alex’s body at an abandoned building and later into a river. The 20-year-old stated that he didn’t know who handled the body afterwards.
The case was a devastating and shocking one for Greek society as it was the first recorded child murder committed by minors.
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