Trial postponed again for 68-year-old accused of burying her mother
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- A Greek court postponed until Sept. 10 the trial of a 68-year-old woman and her 36-year-old son, accused of jointly concealing the death of her mother.
- The postponement will allow the dead woman’s granddaughter, who reported the case to authorities, to testify.
- The court rejected a defense request for a psychiatric assessment, while both defendants gave statements about the allegations.
The trial of a 68-year-old woman from Marathon, accused of burying her dead mother in the garden so she could continue receiving the woman’s pension, has been postponed until Sept. 10. Her 36-year-old son faces the same accusation.
The mother and son appeared before the Single-Member Misdemeanor Court under the charge of jointly concealing a dead person by any means. The court delayed the hearing so the deceased woman’s granddaughter could testify. She was the person who reported the case to authorities.
We have done many things, I have done other things too, not good.
The defense lawyer had also requested a psychiatric assessment and asked the court to postpone the proceedings until it was completed. He said communication with his clients was particularly difficult and argued that there were indications they might not be legally accountable for their actions. The court rejected the request, following the prosecutor’s recommendation.
Then we lifted her up so she would not be dead.
When the presiding judge asked the 68-year-old to respond to the charges, she said, “We have done many things, I have done other things too, not good.” Asked when her mother had died, she said she did not remember and described her mother as very old and unwell. When asked what happened afterward, she replied, “Then we lifted her up so she would not be dead.” She acknowledged receiving the pension but said she no longer did so.
Her son said he did not know what had happened and had only learned at the end that his grandmother had been receiving a pension. “I am not well, I have not understood what is happening. I did not know anything about my grandmother, I learned at the end that she was receiving the pension,” he told the court. The granddaughter’s testimony is expected to be important when the case resumes.
I am not well, I have not understood what is happening. I did not know anything about my grandmother, I learned at the end that she was receiving the pension.
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Originally published by Ta Nea 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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