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Thessaloniki: The life surgeon was left to the vascular surgeon for the death of the 36-year-old real estate agent

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The Court, by a unanimous decision, found him guilty of “manslaughter with possible deceit, committed by omission”, without recognizing any mitigation.

To life imprisonment -as well as at first instance- The 43-year-old specialized vascular surgeon, who sat in the chair of the Mixed Jury Court of Appeal of Thessaloniki, accused of the murder of his 36-year-old patient, in April 2017, inside the Hippocratic Hospital of Thessaloniki, was convicted.

The Court, by a unanimous decision, found him guilty of “manslaughter with possible deceit, committed by omission”, without recognizing any mitigation. Following the verdict, the accused doctor returned to prison.

The 36-year-old realtor, mother of three, had visited the Hippocratic Hospital on a general duty day to undergo varicose vein removal treatment. According to the case file, the 43-year-old took her to an abandoned area of ​​the Hospital, where he gave her two strong anesthetic drugs, which were not necessary for such operations. Anesthetics appear to have caused the woman apnea and respiratory depression, resulting in her death. Then, the accused -always during the case- instead of calling for help, “loaded” the 36-year-old in his car and drove her to Halkidiki, throwing her body on a cliff, in the area of ​​Paliouri, where she was in a state for the next 24 hours. decomposition.

From the first moment, the police authorities considered him a suspect, as he was the last one who appeared to have contact with the woman. However, it was not only the telephone communications that “betrayed” him, but also the gps in his mobile phone device, which recorded the entire route he followed from Thessaloniki to Halkidiki, while -in addition- in his car was found organic material of the deceased.

In his apology, the 43-year-old tried to convince the judges that it was a medical error and that he had no murderous intent. «It was a tragic medical error, for which I am very sorry. “I had no intention of killing her.” mentioned features.

For the case, the Administrative Court of Appeal of Thessaloniki awarded to the relatives of the 36-year-old compensation, amounting to 700,000 euros, for mental pain.

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