Murder in Chania: Biological evidence and CCTV led to arrest of 43-year-old
Bloodstained traces, CCTV footage and specialised detection methods led authorities to a 43-year-old suspect in the murder of a 45-year-old woman in Chania.
Murder in Chania: Biological evidence and CCTV led to arrest of 43-year-old
An investigation by criminal investigation services led to the arrest of a 43-year-old man, who is accused of killing a 45-year-old woman in Chania, Crete.
The last video footage showing the victim alive was recorded on 30 May, shortly after four o'clock in the afternoon. The woman is seen walking on foot carrying shopping bags, at a distance of approximately 80 metres from the house of the man now considered to be her murderer.
On 17 June, officers from the Greek Police entered the suspect's home. Inside the premises they found bloodstains in numerous locations: on a broom leaning against the wall, on two different doors, on bedroom furniture and on a wall next to the bed. In the kitchen waste bin there was an empty cleaning product bottle.
In the external parking area of the residence, plastic cable ties and rubbish bags were found, of the same brand as those used to bind and transport the corpse.
One day later, on 18 June, investigators applied a specialised chemical detection method to the suspect's blue van. The test revealed the presence of biological material and bloodstained traces in the loading area. Laboratory examination confirmed beyond any doubt that the DNA belonged to the dead woman.
Visual material from security cameras recorded the suspect driving his van on the day of the crime, transporting the body inside. The following day, another camera captured him driving the same vehicle after he had already buried the victim in a rural area.
The 43-year-old was given time to submit his defence statement. In his initial statement he claimed that he had not left the house after his meeting with the woman. Later he "remembered" that he had gone to feed his poultry — a version that police officers did not take seriously.
Source: ERT News
Source: ERT