Two British tourists, one of them a minor, and a local taxi driver were involved in a violent altercation on the Sporades island of Skiathos early Thursday, with all three later arrested over separate allegations.
The two tourists had taken a taxi to their accommodation when a verbal dispute reportedly broke out with the driver over opening a rear passenger window. The argument quickly escalated into a physical confrontation, during which the driver sustained a head injury and the teenage British tourist suffered lighter injuries.
Officers from the local police station arrived at the scene and detained the two tourists. The taxi driver was taken to the island’s health center, where he received stitches for his head injury.
The two tourists were arrested on charges of causing dangerous bodily harm, while the taxi driver was arrested on a charge of causing bodily harm to a vulnerable person. The father of one of the British tourists was also arrested on a charge of failing to properly supervise a minor.
The Skiathos police precinct is conducting the preliminary investigation.
Skiathos, in the north-central Aegean’s Sporades island group, is one of Greece’s established international holiday destinations, known for its beaches, pine-covered landscape and lively nightlife. The island has a particularly strong presence in the British tourism market and remains among the leading Greek island choices for British visitors, according to 2026 booking data cited by To Vima.
The island has also featured in recent reports involving British tourists during this summer season, including a May incident in which a 60-year-old British tourist was seriously injured after falling from a raised ledge during a night out.
