Woman fatally stabbed in Athens after seeking police protection from ex-partner

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Greek officials on Tuesday ordered an immediate investigation into a woman’s fatal stabbing outside a police precinct in Athens, where she had just requested protection from an ex-boyfriend.

According to Fox News, the 28-year-old woman requested a patrol car to take her home for protection, however, because she declined to make a formal complaint, she was directed to contact the police via their emergency line to send a vehicle.

The statement said she made the call on her way out of the precinct. But “while she was talking to a police operator she was suddenly attacked by her former partner, who fatally injured her with a knife.”

The victim of this heinous crime was a 28-year-old woman, who was brutally murdered by her 39-year-old ex-boyfriend outside the police station, which she had visited in order to report him.
The victim of this heinous crime was the 28-year-old woman (right), who was brutally murdered by her 39-year-old ex-boyfriend (left) outside the police station, which she had visited in order to report him. Photo: Ieidiseis.gr.

The woman’s 39-year-old former partner was arrested and was being treated in a psychiatric hospital under police supervision after reportedly stabbing himself following the incident.

Greece’s President, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, expressed her shock over the killing.

“The murder … yet another femicide, shakes and angers us,” she said in a statement. “It shows … the urgent responsibility authorities have to fight gender-based violence and crime”, Sakellaropoulou said.

The police statement also declared that members of the force are trained to specifically respond to gender-based violence, following protocols “that are constantly updated.”

The Athens stabbing was the sixth femicide reported in Greece so far this year; in 2023, 15 were reported.

Source: Fox News

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