New details emerge in the killing of a 45-year-old police officer, as authorities examine her attempts to leave the relationship and possible questions surrounding the suspect’s psychological assessment.
Respected legal scholars say codifying femicide as a distinct offense adds nothing to existing law, while some politicians push for its inclusion in Greece's Constitution
Prompted by a new tragedy in Drama, PASOK formally proposed enshrining the state's obligation to protect women from gender-based violence in the Constitution
The 45-year-old police officer in northern Greece had been rushed to the hospital in critical condition after her husband stabbed her repeatedly prior to taking his own life
Hundreds gathered in central Athens demanding legal recognition of femicide and stronger protections for survivors of domestic violence, following the murder of a 39-year-old woman in Kalamata
As relatives and neighbors speak out after the killing of a 39-year-old mother in Kalamata, a picture is emerging of years of alleged abuse, fear, and a planned escape that never happened
A grieving father says police inaction cost his daughter her life, as prosecutors move to indict all four officers on duty the night of her murder
Dimitris Vergos was unanimously found guilty of murdering 26-year-old Garifalia Psarrakou on Folegandros, with the court rejecting claims of diminished responsibility or mitigating circumstances, affirming a deliberate and premeditated act
Reportedly, the son's first words after his arrest were an admission to the crime, stating that he had inflicted multiple stab wounds on his mother.
Police have arrested the dead woman's 83-year-old husband in connection with the incident.
A femicide was reported in Sitochori, a village in the Municipality of Visaltia, Serres, early Wednesday morning.
A 51-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison in Greece for dousing his wife in gasoline and burning her alive in front of their children.
A 39-year-old man confessed to killing his wife with a hammer and hiding her corpse in the attic for a week.