One person charged for 2023 killing of dog in Arachova

A prosecutor has filed charges against an unnamed individual over the killing and torture of an eight-year-old Husky named Oliver in the popular winter resort town of Arachova, central Greece, in November last year.

On November 26, after having been reported missing for 24 hours, Oliver was found by his owner in his garden in the village of Arachova, bloodied, with broken ribs and blows to the head. 

The owner lodged a complaint and the police launched an investigation. 

Greek Police had claimed last year that video footage from the area and witness statements that Oliver was attacked by a pack of dogs, while Kleoniki Tola, a veterinary surgeon who carried out the initial medial examination while the dog was still alive is adamant that his injuries revealed that it had been beaten, tortured. 

Commenting on the development, Tola told Open TV that she "had...