Five released after questioning over 11-year-old’s death in Chania hotel pool
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- Greek authorities released five people questioned after an 11-year-old Polish girl died in a hotel pool in Platanias, Chania.
- The hotel managers, lifeguard and the girl’s parents gave statements to a judicial official, who found no grounds to detain them.
- Police continue to investigate how the girl ended up in the pool.
Five people questioned after the death of an 11-year-old Polish girl in a hotel pool in Platanias, Chania, have been released on a prosecutor’s order.
The group included two hotel managers, a lifeguard and the girl’s parents. They gave explanations to a judicial official, who decided that detention was not warranted.
My client ran to the children’s pool after hearing screams and saw the girl already outside the pool while doctors were trying to revive her.
The lifeguard’s lawyer, Pantelis Zelios, expressed deep sorrow over the incident. He said his client ran to the children’s pool after hearing screams and found the girl already outside the water, while doctors tried to revive her.
Police are investigating the exact circumstances in which the child entered the pool.
She did what is required in such cases.
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Originally published by Kathimerini in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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