Forensic science

A 49-year-old man was found dead late Sunday night inside his apartment in the district of Evosmos, of the northern city of Thessaloniki.

His body was discovered in a pool of blood by a relative who called the police.

Initial forensic findings show that the man bore neck injuries, possibly from a sharp object;

The police is investigating the case as a possible homicide.

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body of a young man in the "Dimitar Milenkov" district of Sofia.

The trial into the brutal rape and murder of 21-year-old university student Eleni Topaloudi on the island of Rhodes last year is due to resume in Athens Monday as courts start going back into operation.

The death occurred under unexplained circumstances, it was confirmed by the findings of domestic forensic experts, and the forensic scientists at the Hague Institute.
According to the forensic findings, Dada Vujasinovic's death "may have occurred as a consequence of murder, suicide or accident."

Autopsies in cases where death was caused by the new coronavirus should be avoided, the Hellenic Society of Forensic Medicine (HSFM) recommended on Thursday following the first death recorded in Greece of the pandemic.

In cases of confirmed infection, HSFM said, the death certificate should be issued without an autopsy, while cases of suspected infection should be tested after death.

The Coast Guard found the body of a man floating in the sea off the Corinth Canal on Thursday evening, the authority said on Friday.

The body of the 25-year-old Greek national was transferred to Corinth's General Hospital unconscious, where he was pronounced dead.

A man who was gunned down in his car in the western Athenian suburb of Haidari on Tuesday, in a possible organized crime turf war, is in critical condition at the capital's Attiko general hospital.
The businessman is believed to be involved in illegal gambling activities and may have been targeted by a rival gang, initial investigations have indicated.

Kosovo's Forensic Agency did not conduct a thorough forensic examination, so the Swiss institute that then conducted a separate autopsy had little evidence to work on, the lawyer for the family of the late Astrit Dehari said in an interview for Kosovo's T7 network.

The Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) has requested the aid of the Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI, US) to conduct a genetic examination that would determine the genetic profile (DNA) in the Luiza Melencu case, but also to establish the psychological/behavioural profile of Gheorghe Dinca, the suspect in the Caracal crimes' case.

A hand grenade found in Menidi, northern Athens, on Saturday was removed from the area by officers of the Hellenic Army's specialist bomb disposal unit while police launched an investigation into its provenance.
The grenade was found on the corner of Liosion and Aristotelous streets, near a primary school, police said.
It was to be examined by forensic experts.