Man who killed his 42-year-old daughter gets charged with manslaughter

The 69-year-old man who was arrested for the murder of his 42-year-old daughter, in the Thessaloniki suburb of Sykies was charged with manslaughter on Wednesday.

The case file was forwarded to the First Instance Prosecutor’s Office of Thessaloniki which then initiated the procedure for criminal prosecution. 

The 42-year-old woman’s brother found her dead on Tuesday at her apartment. The police soon after found the defendant, the victim’s father, wounded in the abdomen in his home.

After the crime, the defendant allegedly attempted to commit suicide, using a speargun. The 69-year-old has three wounds in the abdomen, while his life is not in danger. He is currently hospitalized under guard at the Hippocrates Hospital of Thessaloniki.

Depending on his health, the defendant will testify either in the hospital or in the prosecutor’s office.