The 40-year-old man who murdered Kyriaki Griva outside the Agioi Anargyroi Police Station has been unanimously found guilty of premeditated murder by the Mixed Jury Court of Athens.
The verdict declared him guilty of committing the crime in a calm state of mind, with no mitigating circumstances recognized. The court rejected the defendant’s claims of diminished responsibility.
After a lengthy trial, the court adopted the recommendation of the prosecutor, who had called for a conviction.
After a lengthy trial, the Mixed Jury Court adopted the prosecutor’s recommendation, who had called for the conviction of the perpetrator, and rejected the defendant’s claim of diminished responsibility.
At the moment the guilty verdict was announced, Kyriaki Griva’s relatives embraced and broke down in tears, while the defendant remained expressionless.
“You see, Thanassaki, what you’ve done? You turned her into a photograph! You see, heartless man? Expressionless after 25 years,” Kyriaki Griva’s father said, addressing the defendant directly.
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