Violence against men

The initial investigation into the stabbing of a woman in Menidi, east Attica, on Thursday morning indicate that the victim was killed by her former husband, according to police sources.

Her body was found in the middle of the street, at the junction of Parnithos and Aristotelous streets. 

A 40-year-old man received a 14-month prison sentence, with a three-year suspension, for a domestic violence incident with his 28-year-old partner in western Thessaloniki. 

The woman had attempted to escape by hanging from their apartment's balcony. 

The Thessaloniki Summary Court convicted him of domestic physical harm and verbal abuse.

Police in the northern city of Serres are investigating a complaint by a 14-year-old girl that she was raped by her stepfather over the past seven years.

According to state broadcaster ERT, the girl, accompanied by her mother, went to a police station to report an incident of domestic violence and, there, the girl said that she had been raped by her stepfather.

Nine people were arrested in western Greece for domestic violence, with most incidents taking place in the town of Patra, police said on Thursday.

A new mobile application has been launched in Bulgaria, offering crucial assistance and support to victims in need. Developed under a project by the National Legal Aid Office and funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021, the app provides a lifeline for those facing domestic abuse.

Police said on Thursday that a man who informed the authorities that his child had been sexually abused on the island of Nisyros will not be deported, after it was revealed that he had been banned from entering into the country.

Instead, the man, whose nationality has not been revealed, was given 25 days "to further arrange his outstanding matters," police said in a press release.

A 36-year-old woman in the town of Aigio, western Greece, tried to commit suicide by taking an unknown number of pills after she was attacked by her husband. 

The 39-year-old husband was arrested and is facing charges of domestic violence. 

Police was alerted to the suicide attempt by the local hospital where she was transferred for treatment. 

Scratches, slaps and bruises on arms and legs do not legally fall into the category of domestic abuse unless they are the result of ongoing behavior, according to the police's current manual on domestic violence.

There is only one truth - and it's harsh: Greek society (and much more so the police) does not care about us. That's why hundreds of police officers can be found at the drop of a hat to beat up protesters and soccer fans and, of course, to guard the mighty. But when a woman feels that her life is in danger and asks for their help, they simply brush her off.

The new platform for reporting incidents of school violence is stop-bullying.gov.gr