A homicide against a foreigner, which was committed yesterday late at night, inside the Ritsona Refugee Accommodation Facility, was immediately solved.

For the case, two (2) foreigners – guests of the Structure – were brought and arrested.

Two (2) knives and items of clothing found in a small house, where the arrested persons lived, were seized.

Police officers of the Chalkida Security Department, as part of an immediate and thorough investigation, discovered a homicide against a foreigner, which was committed yesterday (21-06-2024) late at night, in an outdoor area inside the Ritsona Refugee Accommodation Facility in Evia.

For this specific case, two (2) foreigners were immediately identified and brought in, who, after conducting a thorough investigation, collecting and utilizing the pre-investigative material, were arrested this morning (22-06-2024) for their involvement in the due to homicide.

The victim expired while being transported to a local hospital, due to serious wounds he sustained on his body from a sharp object.

Both the arrested and the victim were guests of the Building.

The area where the homicide took place was cordoned off and thoroughly explored.

A knife was initially confiscated by the police (hajara type), which was found at the scene where the homicide took place.

Subsequently, in the presence of a judicial official, a search was carried out in a small house, where the two arrested lived, inside which a kitchen knife, with a total length of -28- centimeters, and various items of clothing were found and similarly confiscated.

All confiscated items will be sent for laboratory examination to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Hellenic Police.

Those arrested, with the criminal case filed against them, will be brought to the First Instance Prosecutor’s Office of Chalkida.

The preliminary investigation was carried out methodically by the Chalkida Security Department.