Murder

The prosecutor in the trial for the murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz recommended that the court find both defendants guilty, it was reported on Monday.

The defendants are accused of premeditated homicide and illegal possession of firearms, however, it remains unclear who ordered them to carry out the murder.

A Balıkesir court has forwarded its detailed rationale regarding a highly publicized murder case to the parliamentary commission, advocating for amendments in the execution law in a rare request.

The contract killing of 54-year-old surveyor Panagiotis Stathis is estimated to have cost up to 100,000 euros, according to officers directly involved in the investigation of the brutal murder in Psychiko.

The real estate agent found guilty in the Zach Kostopoulos death case was sent to prison today by the Court of Appeal. The court decided that he should serve his sentence (six years in prison) in jail while, in contrast, the jeweler (who was given a five-year sentence) was given home detention, as he has reached the age of 80.

Police on Tuesday released a 57-year-old man from custody after clearing him of suspicion of stabbing and injuring his wife in their home in the Piraeus suburb of Nikaia on Monday night.

The country has about 2 million privately owned guns in a nation of 8.3 million people. The country’s overall murder rate is near zero

The demand for a legislative act that would establish the crime of femicide as a distinct - and more serious - form of homicide has been fueled recently by the brutal murders of women which have featured in the media.

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.

The Mixed Jury Court reached a verdict on Friday, finding Roula Pispirigou guilty in the murder of her eldest daughter, Georgina.

A 34-year-old woman was arrested in Thessaloniki on Tuesday for stabbing her 35-year-old partner with a knife during a fight.

The attack took place at the couple's home in the district of Kordelio when the woman stabbed him in the abdomen when he tried to take away the knife.