Megara

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the head of the Athens prosecutor's office to investigate the case of a dog that appears to have been beaten to death with a metal rod in West Attica.

The case in Megara is the latest in a recent spate of particularly horrendous abuse cases against companion and working animals, a trend that has landed Greece on blacklists among European nations.

A four-year-old boy from Megara, western Attica, who was severely beaten by his mother's partner was intubated and in a coma at the Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital.

According to the first reports, the child has multiple fractures and an epidural hematoma.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Christos Staikouras emphasized the importance of a project to build a new branch of the Proastiakos suburban railway in West Attica, from Ano Liosia to Megara, in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.

Responding to the new conditions and challenges that have been created in Attica and its peculiar ecosystems in recent years, the Environmental Association of Athens-Piraeus Municipalities has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the ANIMA animal care center for the more effective protection of wildlife.

Five people were injured in an exchange of fire that took place inside a Roma camp in Megara, west Attica, on Tuesday morning, police sources said.

According to the same information, the cause of the shooting was a car accident on Monday, in which members of two families were involved.

An examining magistrate on Thursday decided to detain until his trial a 50-year-old prison employee from Megara, western Attica, accused of killing his wife's 48-year-old brother and attempting to kill the latter's spouse last Thursday.

Three policemen serving in Attica's aliens bureau were arrested by officers of the internal affairs division for allegedly blackmailing a businessman in order to reduce a fine, Kathimerini understands.

The three suspects, one of which is the head of the aliens bureau, have been charged with bribery and breach of duty, according to sources.

Police in Attica are questioning a 64-year-old man in connection with a fire that broke out in Megara, western Attica, on Sunday.

According to sources, the man had been using an outdoor grill in windy weather, prompting a fire in an adjacent field.

The 64-year-old is to face charges of arson through negligence.

The Greek capital's fire department on Friday was battling a wildfire in Mavrovouni, a rural outskirt of the West Attica town of Megara.

Thirty firefighters in 16 trucks, two ground units, two water-dumping airplanes and a helicopter have been dispatched to contain the blaze, which was burning through hard-to-access woodland, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency reported.

An Athens prosecutor has brought charges against Attica Regional Governor Rena Dourou and another nine officials in connection with the flash floods in Mandra, western Attica, in November 2017 which resulted in the deaths of 25 people and the destruction of hundreds of properties.