Roula Pispirigou
Mother gets life for murder of 9-year-old daughter
After a trial lasting 14 months, a mixed jury court on Friday sentenced Roula Pispirigou to life imprisonment for the murder of her eldest daughter, Georgina.
Both the jury and judges found the 35-year-old woman from the western port city of Patra guilty as charged in the indictment.
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Mother convicted of murdering daughter in Patra
The Mixed Jury Court reached a verdict on Friday, finding Roula Pispirigou guilty in the murder of her eldest daughter, Georgina.
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Prosecutor wants guilty verdict for child’s murder
The prosecutor in the trial of 35-year-old Roula Pispirigou from the western port city of Patra who stands accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter Georgina, has recommended she be found guilty of murder, and for an earlier failed attempt.
Prosecutor Eleftheria Spyridonakou argued that the evidence of Pispirigou's guilt was overwhelming.
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Mother to stand trial for deaths of two more children
A woman on trial for the murder of her eldest daughter in 2022, will stand trial for the deaths of her youngest two daughters as well, her lawyer has said.
Alexis Kougias also announced that he had requested that his client, Roula Pispirigou, be evaluated by two psychiatrists to determine if she suffers from Munchausen syndrome.
Health minister dismisses organ trafficking claims
Health Minister Thanos Plevris on Friday once again refuted the allegations made by the lawyer of Roula Pispirigou during her trial that the head of pediatric intensive care at Patra University Hospital, Andreas Iliadis, was involved in selling organs abroad, describing them as both provocative and false.
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Mother accused of murdering her children remanded again
A second temporary detention warrant was issued by a court on Thursday against a 34-year-old woman for the deaths of her two younger children, Malena and Iris.
Roula Pispirigou, from the western port city of Patra, is accused of killing her three daughters in 2019 and 2021.
The 34-year-old is already in temporary custody for the death of her first-born, Georgina.
Patras triple filicide: Crucial faceoff between accused mother and judicial authorities
At 9 a.m. the Investigator investigating the deaths of the youngest girls of the Daskalakis family is waiting for their accused mother, Roula Pispirigou, in order to record her deposition.
Three hours later, the 34-year-old is called to appear again on the bench of the Mixed Jury Court, before which her trial for the death of her first daughter, Georgina, began on Monday.