Navy Sailor Surrenders in Athens Park Stabbing Death

A 20-year-old Greek Navy sailor has surrendered to constabulary successful the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old man, the lad of a elder constabulary officer, aft what investigators accidental began arsenic a romanticist quality successful a suburban Athens park.

By Katia Niakari

The fishy turned himself successful astatine constabulary office with his lawyer arsenic investigators closed in, constabulary sources said.

The sidesplitting occurred astatine Asyrmatos Park successful Agios Dimitrios aft the 2 men met to settee tensions implicit the suspect’s narration with the victim’s erstwhile girlfriend.

Police said the confrontation rapidly turned violent.

During the fight, the fishy allegedly pulled retired a weapon and stabbed the unfortunate erstwhile successful the chest, causing his death.

Preliminary autopsy findings confirmed that the antheral died from a azygous stab coiled and showed antiaircraft injuries accordant with a struggle.

Investigators said forensic grounds is expected to beryllium cardinal successful the case, including imaginable DNA and fingerprints connected the victim’s clothing.

An eyewitness identified the fishy earlier Thursday, prompting constabulary to interaction his household and woman and impulse him to surrender.

Because the fishy is serving mandatory subject work successful the navy, the lawsuit volition beryllium handled by a naval court, constabulary said.

Toxicology and histological reports are inactive pending arsenic the probe nears completion.

Authorities person not disclosed further details, but the lawsuit has drawn attraction due to the fact that of the victim’s household ties and the velocity with which investigators tracked down the suspect.