The 75-year-old man who confessed to killing his 39-year-old son in Astros Kynourias and then burning his body in his car was remanded in custody on Thursday, by order of the Naplio public prosecutor.

His wife, the victim’s mother, who has been accused as an accessory to the killing was released with the agreement of the public prosecutor and examining magistrate handling the case after posting a 6,000-euro bail.

The woman was ordered to report to the Astros police station twice a month.

The 75-year-old, who has confessed to the murder and claimed sole responsibility, gave a 30 minute testimony, in which he claimed that the victim had been torturing his parents for many years, using violence and threatening to kill the entire family for financial reasons.