In arrest of 59 years old son of the old man who was spotted last night, shortly after 10, charred on a mattress in the yard of his house in Liosia, on Agamemnonos Street, the police proceeded.

According to the first information, the old man had been dead for about 20 days while the police were called by the neighbors after strong stench.

The 59-year-old, who is reportedly facing Psychological problems and was at the scene barefoot and in dirty clothes, reportedly told authorities that his 82-year-old father had died himself he burned him as he had no money to bury him.

However, according to ERT, neighbors who were watching the events from the roof, talk about dismembered body and indeed that some members were found inside a jar in the yard.

The son of the unfortunate old man was arrested for weapons possession (he had a knife and an ax) and concealing a dead body.

A post-mortem examination will be carried out on the body to forensically determine if it was a criminal act – that is, if the old man was murdered by his son, or if he died and then his son wanted to burn his body.