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Femicide in Nea Smyrni: Threats and final attempts before murder-suicide
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Femicide in Nea Smyrni: Threats and final attempts before murder-suicide

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • New details emerge about a femicide in Nea Smyrni, Greece, where a 48-year-old man killed a 45-year-old woman before taking his own life.
  • The perpetrator had allegedly repeatedly threatened and stalked the victim after she learned he was married.
  • The victim had changed her locks and expressed fear, but the measures were insufficient to prevent the attack.

New details are surfacing regarding the femicide in Nea Smyrni, Greece, shedding light on the final days before the brutal crime. A 48-year-old man allegedly murdered a 45-year-old woman before committing suicide. The victim's acquaintances described a relationship that had become a nightmare for her.

Lately, wherever she went, whatever she did, she found him there.

— Victim's relativeDescribing the perpetrator's persistent presence and stalking behavior.

According to testimonies from people close to the victim and the perpetrator, the 48-year-old had repeatedly threatened the woman. He allegedly stalked her, appearing wherever she went. The situation escalated after the victim discovered he was married and had a 19-year-old daughter, prompting her to end the relationship.

He had sent her a photograph with a gun, threatening that he would kill her and himself.

— Victim's sister-in-lawDetailing the severity of the threats made by the perpetrator.

"Lately, wherever she went, whatever she did, she found him there," a relative of the victim stated. The threats reportedly became severe, with the victim's sister-in-law revealing that the man had sent a photograph of himself holding a gun, accompanied by threats to kill her and himself. The victim, aware of her fear, had even changed the locks on her home, but these precautions ultimately proved insufficient.

I want us to meet for a coffee, to discuss.

— PerpetratorAttempting to arrange a meeting with the victim's brother.

In the days leading up to the murder, the perpetrator reportedly attempted to meet with the victim's brother. A revealed conversation shows the man insisting on a meeting to discuss the situation with his sister. The brother declined, stating, "I don't think we need to meet, the two of us..." The meeting never took place, and the tragic events unfolded shortly thereafter.

What about discussing? What is happening with your sister.

— Victim's brotherResponding to the perpetrator's request to meet.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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