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A 45-year-old Norwegian man has been handed a mandatory life sentence after being found guilty by Kilkis Mixed Jury Court for the murder of a 32-year-old off-duty police officer in central Thessaloniki in December 2023.

A well-known trapper and an accomplice who attacked and seriously injured a student in a Thessaloniki nightclub in January have been handed a three-year suspended sentence after being found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of grievous bodily harm.

The trapper, 25, and his friend, 24, were released from custody, following sentencing at Giannitsa Mixed Court.

NOVI SAD - Nine people have been arrested over riots during Tuesday's protest in Novi Sad.

The arrests were made at the request of the Higher and the Basic Public Prosecutor's Offices in Novi Sad.

On April 4, Apostolos Lytras will sit in the dock of the Monopolium Court of Appeal, accused of beating her estranged wife Sophia Polyzogopoulou. The hearing of this case was set for next April and before a single-member Court of Appeal, due to special jurisdiction, given the accused’s status as a lawyer.

A 51-year-old school bus driver in Larissa, central Greece, has been found guilty of insulting the sexual dignity of a 15-year-old student by making obscene gestures at her.

The court is currently considering a potential suspension of the driver's sentence.

Testimony was given by the victim's father, the girl herself, the school principal, and colleagues of the accused.

The real estate agent found guilty in the Zach Kostopoulos death case was sent to prison today by the Court of Appeal. The court decided that he should serve his sentence (six years in prison) in jail while, in contrast, the jeweler (who was given a five-year sentence) was given home detention, as he has reached the age of 80.

A 30-year-old firefighter has been suspended from duty on suspicion of being involved in a fan riot outside a volleyball stadium near Piraeus last December in which a police officer suffered fatal injuries.

According to state broadcaster ERT, the fire service has also launched a sworn administrative examination into the case, which could lead to the firefighter being fired.

The packages were seized, while the 39-year-old offender was arrested

One more person was arrested on Thursday in connection with the criminal organization believed by Greek authorities to be behind the fatal wounding of 31-year-old policeman Giorgos Lyngeridis outside a volleyball stadium in Piraeus last December.

The 41-year-old suspect holds a senior position among the organized fans of Olympiakos club, according to sources.

A man was convicted of involuntary arson on Monday for his role in Greece's deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials found guilty of misdemeanours linked to their response to the 2018 blaze, judicial sources said.