Beaten and half-naked, a 25-year-old woman was spotted early in the morning in the area of ​​the Pankriti Stadium in Heraklion by a passing driver, who informed the authorities, who rushed to the scene with patrol cars.

According to information, as part of the preliminary investigation, it was revealed that since August, for almost three months, the 25-year-old was held against her will in their home in the “Treis Vagies” area by an Albanian couple, aged 42 and 30 respectively.

Based on what is being reported, the girl who was a guest in a structure, had fallen victim to the hands of the two arrested now, as they were allegedly abusing her and extraditing her.

According to the information, the couple moved the girl from hotel to hotel, in order to have sex with various clients, of course collecting the money themselves from these intercourses. The same information sources report that the girl was reacting, refusing to be extradited and “paying” for this with wood.

The case was handled by the Security Directorate of Heraklion and the case filed against the couple concerns the offenses of human trafficking and physical harm.

It should be noted that the 25-year-old was referred to the Counseling Center of Heraklion, for further management of her situation, in terms of housing and psychological support.

The announcement of EL.AS.

Two foreigners (a man and a woman) were arrested today (24.10.2024) in the morning hours in Heraklion, accused of human trafficking and, in addition, a case was filed against the foreigner for causing bodily harm to a native.

In particular, following a case investigation by the Heraklion Security Sub-Directorate, regarding the detection of a local citizen in the area of ​​the Municipality of Heraklion with physical injuries, it emerged that while the said local victim was inside a vehicle in which both foreigners were riding, the woman challenged her with her hands bodily harm and then abandoned her where she was found.

From the ongoing preliminary police investigation, it emerged that the two foreigners, during the period from the end of August 2024 until 23.10.2024, detained her illegally in their home, forcing her to perform sexual acts with men unknown to her, collecting the money themselves for the above act.

The two foreigners were located and arrested, and during a search of their home, items of clothing belonging to the victim and the amount of 260 euros as proceeds from illegal activities were found and confiscated.

The Heraklion Security Sub-Directorate is conducting a preliminary investigation of the case, while those arrested with the case filed against them will be brought to the Criminal Prosecutor of Heraklion.