Andravida-Kyllini

‘They say I’m fortunate not to recall anything’

She wanted to play the piano. Six months after the deadly train crash at Tempe, she had just returned home. However, her fingers refused to bend to touch the keys. Even now, despite improvements in her mobility, the lingering effects of the injuries and the prolonged stay in intensive care persist.

Police apprehend suspected robbers and kidnappers

Police in the western Peloponnese have arrested five non-nationals suspected of involvement in armed robbery and kidnapping.

The suspects are believed to be behind the burglary of homes in Kavasila and Psari. both in Ilia prefecture, during which they also abducted seven foreign nationals at the same time.

Woman arrested for housing, extorting irregular migrants

A 34-year-old woman was arrested in central Athens on January 31 for operating an informal hostel hiding migrants who had entered Greece illegally. 

According to the police, officers conducting a raid in a house in the area of Agios Panteleimonas found seven migrants living there who lacked the required legal documents.

Man arrested for murder of transgender woman

A 35-year-old man was arrested in connection to the murder of a 45-year-old transgender woman from Cuba in the Agios Panteleimonas neighborhood of Athens on July 10.

Her body was found in her ground-floor apartment by her landlady, who went to collect the rent.

The victim had been living in Greece for the last four years and was working in a popular nightclub.

Kaminis and Boutaris hold seats but other key municipalities change hands

Giorgos Kaminis and Yiannis Boutaris retained the mayorships of Athens and Thessaloniki in the second round of local elections on Sunday but there were changes in key Greek cities.

Patra, Greece’s third largest city, was won by Communist Party candidate Costas Peletidis. In Iraklio, Crete, independent hopeful Vassilis Lambrinos beat PASOK-backed incumbent Yiannis Kourakis.