Murder
Australia
Greek-Australian Describes How His Wife and Her Lover Plotted His Murder
Chris Soteriou, the Greek-Australian businessman who was stabbed in 2010 by his then wife’s lover on his birthday, described the night his former wife and her lover attempted to kill him.
His former wife, Vicky Soteriou, and her lover, Aris...
Crime
Golden Dawn MP: ‘Fyssas' Murder an Isolated and Unfortunate Event
The far-right Golden Dawn MP Yannis Lagos said in his deposition to the Greek prosecutors on Friday that the murder of left-wing rapper Pavlos Fyssas by a Golden Dawn supporter last September “was an isolated and unfortunate event.”
“I would like to...
Cyprus
Kalopsidiotis Murder a Possible Contract Killing
On Friday night, June 20, the father of the Famagusta businessman Phanos Kalopsidiotis was murdered.
After the failed murder attempt against Fanis Kalopsidiotis two years ago, the new target was his father.
The 73-year-old Yannis Kalopsidiotis was at his residence when...
Crime
Boyfriend and Sister Found Guilty of Fey's Murder; Sentenced
Young Fey Bachla from Nea Makri was beaten to death by her 25-year-old boyfriend on April 6, 2013. His friend Vik Sarel and the victim's sister, Marialena Bachla Marialena were also involved in the case, which was refered to...
Crime
Man Executed in Western Athens
The cold-blooded murder of a 31 year-old man in a restaurant in Korydallos, western Athens, Greece, early on Wednesday morning has shocked the country.
The victim was sitting at a table with his back to the street. The culprit calmly walked up to the victim’s...
Canada
Greek Authorities to Extradite Wanted Criminal to Canada
Greek authorities announced on Friday, that they are to extradite a wanted criminal to Canada in order for him to stand trial on charges of being involved in counterfeiting Canadian passports and quarterbacking cocaine drug deals.
Robby Alkhalil, who is...
Crime
Businessman Murdered in Alexandroupoli, Northern Greece
A 63-year old local businessman was robbed and murdered by two people early on April 28, outside his house in Alexandroupoli, Northern Greece.
According to the police, two people on a motorcycle stopped outside the businessman’s house when he was...
Australia
Million-Dollar Bounty on Killers of Two Greek-Australians
Police in Victoria, Australia have put a bounty of one million Australian dollars on the murderers of each of two Greek-Australians, Dimitris Belias and Giorgos Germanos, who were killed more than a decade ago.
Both were victims of a gang war that shook Melbourne...
Crime
Russian Barmaid Dies in Balcony Fall in Vyronas
Last Sunday, March 30 2014, police rushed to the scene after a young woman fell to her death from a veranda in Vyronas, Greece.
The Greek authorities initially examined the possibility of an accident or the possibility of suicide. However,...
Crime
Defendants in Kidnap and Murder Case Convicted
The defendants in the kidnapping and murder case of 26-year-old Marios Papageorgiou have been convicted after almost two years of investigations.
Petros Michaleakos, the mastermind of the kidnapping, was jailed for life plus 23 years and his wife, Paraskevi Sioutalou,...