Woman Falls to Her Death from 4th Floor After Tinder Date; 45-Year-Old Italian Arrested
Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
TLDR
- A woman died after falling from the fourth floor of a building in Athens.
- She had met a 45-year-old Italian man earlier that evening through Tinder.
- Police arrested the Italian man, who had visible signs of a struggle, and are investigating the circumstances.
Ta Nea reports on a disturbing incident that unfolded in the heart of Athens, painting a grim picture of a night that began with a Tinder date and ended in tragedy. The discovery of a severely injured woman, who later succumbed to her injuries after a fall from a fourth-floor apartment, has sent shockwaves through the city.
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The narrative quickly escalated from a medical emergency to a criminal investigation with the identification of a 45-year-old Italian national as the last person seen with the victim. The fact that they met through a dating app adds a modern, yet unsettling, layer to the unfolding events. Ta Nea emphasizes the witness accounts of a heated argument preceding the fall, including desperate pleas from the woman, which lend a dramatic and tragic dimension to the case.
Around 4:20 in the morning I heard female screams, outside on the street in Kolokotroni. Around 4:30 the screams moved inside the building, right outside my room on the third floor. I don't know if it was some argument. A little later the screams stopped and were accompanied by male ones. I don't know exactly what happened. I immediately called the police, I stayed in my room. And after all these screams and male murmuring around 4:45 in the morning, I heard a window break. It was the window of the fourth floor and it was the breaking of the window and the fall.
The arrest of the Italian man, bearing fresh scratches and signs of a struggle, immediately places him under intense scrutiny. His claims of intoxication and lack of knowledge about the woman, despite their recent encounter, are being weighed against the physical evidence and witness testimonies. The investigation, now involving forensic experts, aims to piece together the precise sequence of events that led to the woman's fatal fall, leaving many questions unanswered about the true nature of the encounter.
The woman was speaking in English and saying 'Baby, open up, I'm sorry, come back'. I don't know who they are and when they arrived.
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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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