The 40 -year -old man accused of the prosecution and investigator with the consent of the prosecutor and investigator assassination of his 36 -year -old wifelast Friday at Volos and will be taken to prisons.

According to ERTthe 40 -year -old in the memorandum he filed with the investigator claims that their marriage, which lasted for 20 years, began to collapse after Easter 2025, when she discovered that she had an extramarital affair. He argues that his wife’s confession of infidelity “shaken” their relationship.

The defendant states that on the day of the murder he was found in a state of “severe mental anger and spiritual impairment” and that he had no homicide intention. He claims he acted “in a boiling soul, without understanding what he did”, using a sharp tool from their barbecue. She insists that she has never had a violent behavior in the past.

He expresses deep repentance, apologizing to his four children, his wife’s family and the society of Volos. He states that he is “literally crushed, mentally disgusted, desperate” and even thinking about ending his life in the detention center.

He categorically denies that in the past he had practiced physical or psychological violence to his wife, noting that if that had happened, she would have complained.

Finally, he calls for immediate psychiatric expertise to determine if he is suffering from a mental illness. He says he had in the past he was hospitalized in a psychiatric institution after suicide attempted and that he was taking medication for disorder and anxiety confusion.

‘Abusive behavior throughout marriage’

The victim’s relatives’ lawyer, who is in Volos to report to support the charges, Antonia Ballous, stressed that the family of the unfortunate woman is currently in Albania for the funeral. “The victim has suffered beyond the brutal murder and a abusive and abusive behavior throughout the married cohabitation,” he said, demanding exemplary punishment of the accused.

Commenting on rumors circulating about the 36 -year -old’s life, the lawyer said she is “murdered for the second time” and “her memory is in a way unfair and degrading”.

Asked if the victim had reported abusive behavior, the lawyer said there was no official history of domestic violence in Greece, but there were incidents of violence in Albania, which were recorded.

‘He hits me, drinks, doing things’

The 36 -year -old’s sister, in a trembling voice, confirmed the allegations of abusive behavior. “We knew it,” he said, adding that they were talking on the phone daily. “She hits me, drinks, does things,” her sister said.

The sister also described what happened on the day of the crime, confirming that the 36 -year -old was trying to leave home. As he said, they drank coffee and then went down to the entrance of the apartment building. There, the 40 -year -old chased them, with the 36 -year -old trying to avoid him running on the stairs.

The sister said the 40 -year -old had attacked their children in the past.

“This tried to do that day,” the sister replied when asked if the 36 -year -old tried to leave home. And she concluded by describing the last moments of the unfortunate woman: “She tried not to be murdered in front of her children with a kitchen knife.”