Homeless shelter

An Athens prosecutor ordered the arrest of two doctors on negligence charges on Friday, in connection with the alleged suicide of a 44-year-old homeless man who fell to his death from the fourth floor of a city center hotel leased by the City of Athens to serve as a homeless shelter.

A man aged between 40 and 45 years old fell to his death from the fourth floor of a homeless shelter in central Athens on Friday morning.

Authorities said they suspect that the homeless man, who was not named, killed himself. Homelessness has been on the rise during the crisis. It is estimated there are some 30,000 homeless people in Greece.