Teen brothers accused of assault released, but under strict terms

Two teenage brothers accused of brutally assaulting an Athens metro stationmaster were released from custody on Tuesday but were also slapped with strict bail terms and assigned a social worker.

Following a deposition that lasted nearly five hours on Tuesday, the two boys, aged 15 and 17, were released from custody but were also ordered to pay 2,000 euros each in bail, to report to their local police station three times a month and to come under close supervision by a social worker.

The strict terms of their release are seen as indicative of the seriousness with which their alleged crime is being treated by the magistrate who was responsible for hearing the two boys' account of the events that transpired at the downtown Omonia metro station last Wednesday.

According to police investigators, the brothers were caught on camera throwing a soda can at the 52-year...