Family of killed activist to sue ambulance service, police unit

The relatives of an LGBTQ activist who was killed in controversial circumstances in September are planning to sue the ambulance service EKAV and the police's motorcycle-riding unit DIAS over their actions during the incident, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported on Tuesday.

The announcement came after two coroners investigating the case said Zak Kostopoulos suffered a fatal heart attack as a result of the brutal beating he received.

The 10-page report also confirmed that Kostopoulos was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he entered a downtown Athens jewelry store and was attacked by the business's owner and another man who allegedly mistook him for a robber.

Speaking to the news agency, one of the family's lawyers, Anny Paparousou, said the family want authorities to investigate all the actions that led to Kostopoulos' death, from the moment he...