The pre-trial detention of the 41-year-old for beating to death a 64-year-old man, after a baptism in the village of Agios Petros, in Arcadia, the judicial authorities ordered. At the same time, the 34-year-old partner of the detainee, who participated in the tragic episode, was released with restrictive conditions.

The defense attorney stated that a 41-year-old man will submit a substitution request, since the process of histological and toxicological tests has not been completed.

According to information, the 64-year-old was allegedly attacked by the couple in the early hours of last Sunday. The victim was located by the EKAV crew, which was called to rush to the scene. The 64-year-old was found with traces of physical injuries on the neck and head.

The victim allegedly had wrangle with the 34-year-old and her 41-year-old husband when they left. As leaked, the couple claimed that the 64-year-old verbally harassed the woman. The couple claims that the victim tried to forcibly enter their car in the presence of their three-year-old child and that they were in defense, while they did not realize that the 64-year-old was dead.