The 55-year-old during the trial apologized to his children for killing their mother, expressed remorse and remained hunched over and speechless throughout the trial.
Life imprisonment without mitigating circumstances was imposed, according to the decision of the court which brings to light neakriti.gr, the 55-year-old who slaughtered his estranged wife Nektaria with 25 knives in October 2021 in Ierapetra and in fact in a hotel area where she had gone to work as a maid.
Even the Mixed Jury Court of Neapolis, where the case was heard on Friday, January 13, 2023, after two postponements, issued the decision just before midnight, while in addition to the life sentences, it also imposed 12 months and a 1000 euro fine for using a weapon and another 12 months for possessing a weapon.
The 55-year-old during the trial apologized to his children for killing their mother, expressed remorse and remained hunched over and speechless throughout the trial.
In his plea he said he had seen her that morning driving to work. He motioned to her and did not stop and followed her to the hotel.
“I am ashamed to say what he told me and I blurted outcontinued the defendant.
In the trial the family was also divided as the eldest son of the family testified in favor of his father saying that there was a feeling of shame as their mother had a relationship with a friend of his father.
The daughter faced the civil action saying that the father was violent and that he used to hit them with a spoon of food.
The 55-year-old had stabbed his estranged wife 24 times.
The court decision was issued by the Neapolis Court after 11 pm on Friday.
The chronicle of the gruesome murder
The brutal murder of 48-year-old Nektaria Marakis took place at the end of October 2021, in Peristera, Ierapetra, where her 55-year-old estranged husband slaughtered her with multiple knives, because she had definitively decided to continue her life without him.
The 55-year-old, who has been remanded in custody since last year, is accused of manslaughter in a calm state of mind.
As soon as he completed his heinous act, the perpetrator allegedly abandoned his two-wheeled vehicle, as it was not moving forward, and went on foot to an adjacent field, in a steep coastal area.
When the first police officers rushed to the scene a few minutes later, the 55-year-old threatened to fall into the air, while he injured himself with the knife he was holding.
For almost 7 hours, a “thriller” of negotiations took place between the Police and the woman killer, before the latter was finally convinced to surrender to the Authorities.
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