The investigation of the case of an incident of attack against two 19-year-olds by a group of individuals, due to personal differences, was carried out by police officers of the Sub-Directorate for Combating Violence in Sports Venues of the Thessaloniki Security Directorate.

It’s about incident that occurred last February in Thessaloniki, for which a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old were identified as perpetrators.

Specifically, the 19-year-olds were on the city bus of line 72, on Thessaloniki – Michanionas street and specifically at the “zero” point. As emerged from the police investigation, inside the city bus and during disembarkation, the perpetrators together with other people, after a verbal confrontation, attacked the 19-year-olds, as well as a 50-year-old (victim’s father), who was at the scene.

The first of the youths threw an activated pyrotechnic device (naval torch) towards the 19-year-old, without any injuries being reported, while people who participated in the attack also threatened the bus driver.

The announcement of EL.AS.:

After a methodical and thorough investigation by police officers of the Sub-Directorate for Combating Violence in Sports Venues of the Security Directorate of Thessaloniki, an incident of assault against individuals due to personal disputes was discovered.

For the case, two minors aged 16 and 17 were identified as perpetrators. against whom a case file was filed, as the case may be, for joint dangerous bodily harm, joint conspiracy to commit dangerous bodily harm, joint obstruction of transportation, joint conspiracy to disturb the public peace, insult, violation of Fireworks and Fireworks Legislation and violation of Weapons Legislation.

In particular, as emerged from the police investigation, at the beginning of February 2023, inside a city bus and during disembarkation, in the wider area of ​​Eastern Thessaloniki, the perpetrators together with other people, after a verbal confrontation, attacked two 19-year-olds, as well as 50-year-old (father affected), who was at the scene.

Furthermore, the first of the youths threw an activated pyrotechnic device (naval flare) at the 19-year-oldwithout any injuries being reported, while people who participated in the attack also threatened the bus driver.

From the scene of the attack, officers from the Thermi Police Department seized a naval torch and a full-face hood.

The relevant case file will be submitted to the Criminal Prosecutor of Thessaloniki, while investigations continue to identify the elements and the others involved in the case”.