Two suspects, believed to have brutally beaten Greek-Canadian Emanuel Kakoulakis in Heraklion, Crete, are now in police custody as of Monday afternoon (September 2nd).

According to cretapost.gr, the suspects are a 31-year-old from a village in Mylopotamos and a 32-year-old from the municipality of Malevizi, who had been identified by the police shortly after the violent incident and were being sought by authorities for several days.

The two alleged perpetrators turned themselves in at the Malevizi Police Station at midday, accompanied by their lawyer, and are expected to appear before the prosecutorial authorities.

The Incident

The incident occurred when the Greek-Canadian stockbroker, who was in Heraklion, Crete, on vacation with his family, made a remark to a group of Cretans in a café-bar after one of them burned his hand with a cigarette.

This remark apparently “offended” the Cretans, who reacted violently and brutally beat the stockbroker in front of his children. Following the attack, the victim was immediately taken to Venizeleio Hospital with severe head injuries, where he underwent a lengthy surgery to treat his wounds.