Homicide

A 33-year-old Frenchman was charged with intentional homicide on Thursday for fatally striking a 36-year-old woman with his car in Hersonissos, Crete, on Wednesday.

The owner of the amusement park that claimed the life of a 19-year-old last August in Halkidiki, northern Greece, has been remanded in custody pending trial after testifying before an investigating magistrate.

His wife and the operator of the ride were released on bail, however, with the latter also required to report regularly to his local police station.

The owner of the amusement park, his wife and the operator of the ride that claimed the life of a 19-year-old last August in northern Greece, are set to testify on Tuesday for the felony charges of homicide with possible intent and attempted homicide.

A new case of femicide was reported Sunday in Thessaloniki, where a man is accused of killing his wife and injuring their son before turning himself in to the police.

According to Greek police, a 46-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Sunday for the murder of his 60-year-old partner and the injury of her son at their home in Thessaloniki.

Determined to seek justice for his beloved cousin Efi Tsichlaki in European courts is human rights lawyer Emmanouil Athanasiou. The unfortunate woman was murdered in March 2016 in Chania by her husband. Initially, the perpetrator attempted to strangle her in their home and then took her life with a bullet to the head. The husband himself called the police and claimed it was a suicide.

Experts are sounding the alarm over the rising threat of "virtual crime syndicates" involved in a range of illicit activities, such as fraud, femicide, animal cruelty, harassment and blackmail, on online platforms, urging families to take stronger measures to protect their children.

Hundreds of women gathered over the weekend around the historic walls of Istanbul's Fatih district to protest the brutal murders of two women committed there on Oct. 4, a crime that has sparked outrage across the nation.

Italian authorities have launched an investigation for negligent homicide in connection with the tragic shipwreck in Palermo that claimed the lives of at least six people.

According to the Daily Mail, the Termini Imerese Prosecutor’s Office, led by Ambrogio Cartosio, is investigating why the luxury yacht capsized near the Porticello harbor shortly before 5 AM on Monday.

Three women fell victim to femicide in a single night — two in Istanbul and one in Ankara— each killed by their husbands, underscoring the ongoing struggle to address this pervasive issue.

In Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district, 23-year-old Öznur Akkaya was stabbed in the street by her husband after she announced her intention to divorce.

A 67-year-old man shot his wife dead and then took his own life at their home in Lamia, Central Greece on Monday.

The shooting occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Neighbors called police after hearing gunshots. Officers forced entry into the home and found the couple deceased.