Femicide in Drama: uncle reveals weapon threat two weeks before
The uncle of the 45-year-old female police officer who was murdered in Drama has revealed that his niece had confided in him about an incident involving a weapon threat from her estranged husband.
Weapon threat two weeks before the murder — testimony of the uncle
New details about the femicide that shocked Drama have been revealed by the uncle of the 45-year-old police officer who was killed by her estranged husband, also a police officer, on the Live News programme. According to Newsbeast, the woman's relative described a disturbing incident that had taken place a few days before the crime and which she herself had confided in him about.
As the uncle stated, at a meeting they had approximately two weeks before the murder, the 45-year-old revealed to him that her 50-year-old husband had appeared before her while holding a weapon, while she was at home. The woman, according to her relative's testimony, was startled and frightened deeply, and immediately left the residence to seek shelter at her sister's house.
Later, the 45-year-old returned with her sister in order to collect her child. The uncle mentioned that this particular incident had terrified her and that she had confessed it to him at their meeting.
According to him, the 45-year-old also told him that her husband had informed his superior in the police about some matter that was related to her. The contents of this notification are not clarified further in the testimony that was broadcast.
The 45-year-old police officer was found dead by the 50-year-old estranged husband, who is the main suspect in the murder. Both individuals were serving in the police forces. The couple was estranged at the time of the crime.
The case has provoked a strong reaction in Drama and more widely, in light of both the circumstances of the murder and the new details that have highlighted warning signs that were not acted upon in time. The case is ongoing and investigations by the authorities continue.
Source: Newsbeast