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New testimony in Aigio double murder: Italian suspect's toxicology reveals sleeping pills
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New testimony in Aigio double murder: Italian suspect's toxicology reveals sleeping pills

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A new witness account sheds light on a double murder in Aigio, Greece, involving a 26-year-old man and a 65-year-old Italian.
  • The victim's friend described the 26-year-old as distressed in the days leading up to the murder, mentioning his mother's erratic behavior and threats.
  • Toxicological reports for the Italian suspect indicate he may have been given sleeping pills, while his defense claims he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

A new witness testimony is emerging in the double murder case that has shaken Loggos, Aigio, shedding light on the final days of the 26-year-old victim and his relationship with the 65-year-old Italian man, who remains the primary suspect.

On May 28, Olymbios asked me to meet because he was in a bad state. He told me his mother had called him that morning, and she was not well. She told him she couldn't take it anymore and that they had made her kill him. Even the Italian had told him he couldn't stand Maria anymore and would leave Loggos.

— Victim's friendThe friend describes the victim's distress and mentions his mother's alleged threats and the Italian suspect's desire to leave.

The victim's close friend, who knew him for years, described him as deeply troubled shortly before his death. "On May 28, Olymbios asked me to meet because he was in a bad state. He told me his mother had called him that morning, saying she was not well. She told him she couldn't take it anymore and that they had made her kill him. Even the Italian had told him he couldn't stand Maria anymore and would leave Loggos," the friend recounted. She added that Olymbios believed his mother might have been physically harming the Italian.

These accounts align with the Italian suspect's claims that his partner, the victim's mother, killed her son due to psychiatric issues before taking her own life. However, forensic findings have cast doubt on this narrative, citing injuries and signs of a struggle on the 54-year-old woman's body. The victim's friend also stated that Olymbios was constantly trying to help his mother, seeking rehabilitation and psychiatric treatment for her.

Olymbios said he couldn't look at his life because he was constantly running for his mother. So he went to Loggos and started looking for help. He was looking to take her for rehabilitation and to a psychiatrist.

— Victim's friendThe friend explains the victim's efforts to get help for his mother.

Despite the evidence, the Italian suspect maintains his innocence, with no genetic material or fingerprints found linking him to the crime scene. His lawyer argues he was merely in the wrong place at the wrong time. The victim's friend last communicated with him on June 7, when he mentioned another "episode" and that she assumed he had been drinking. She described Olymbios's relationship with the Italian as "good," noting that the Italian had been living with Olymbios's mother for 16 years and they got along well, though Olymbios did not view him as a father figure.

The last time we communicated was on June 7, and he told me it was difficult and that they had another episode. I imagined he had drunk again and would open the doors at night.

— Victim's friendThe friend recounts her last conversation with the victim, suggesting a pattern of behavior.
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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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