For manslaughter accused o 69-year-old man arrested for murdering his 42-year-old daughterin Sykies, Thessaloniki. The case file was forwarded to the First Instance Prosecutor’s Office of Thessaloniki and the procedure for criminal prosecution was initiated. The accused was referred to apologize to the 1st ordinary investigator of Thessaloniki.

He is currently under guard at the Hippocrates Hospital of Thessalonikias after the crime he allegedly attempted to take his own lifeusing a speargun with which he injured himself. The 69-year-old has three wounds in the abdomen, but his life is not in danger.

Depending on the state of his health it will be decided whether the apology – after the deadline to which he is entitled – will be taken at the nursing facility or coroner’s office.

The family tragedy was revealed yesterday afternoon in the apartment where the 42-year-old lived. The patient was found dead by her brother while the forensic findings “showed” death by suffocation. Testimonies said the woman suffered from multiple sclerosis and often used an electric wheelchair to get around. According to the same testimonies, she had a domestic helper who took care of her on a permanent basiswhile some days of the week her father and her brother took care of her.

As for the motive for the crime, the perpetrator reportedly told the officers who arrested him that he could no longer bear to see his daughter suffer.

However, according to neighbors’ testimonies, the 42-year-old hasn’t shown any exhaustion lately, physical or physical, due to her condition. “It was the joy of life” said the testimonies, according to which the woman continued her physical therapy as usual and planned – in fact – to visit a party in the next few days.