Femicide in Agios Panteleimon: manhunt for 20-year-old suspect
Authorities are searching for a 20-year-old from Papua New Guinea for the murder of a 24-year-old woman from Burkina Faso, whose body was found in a suitcase on 8 November.
Manhunt for 20-year-old in Kolonos following murder of 24-year-old woman
The Homicide Division is searching for a 20-year-old from Papua New Guinea as the prime suspect in the murder of a 24-year-old woman from Burkina Faso, according to In.gr. The victim's body was discovered on 8 November inside a suitcase in Agios Panteleimon.
The victim and the alleged perpetrator met at an accommodation facility on Leros immediately after the 24-year-old arrived in Greece in 2024. They subsequently maintained a romantic relationship, which ended in the tragic event.
The woman's death occurred on 29 October, when she visited the 20-year-old at the apartment where he lived in Kolonos — a dwelling that was sublet by several foreigners. The investigation evidence indicates that the act was not premeditated, but resulted from a momentary provocation. Death was caused by asphyxiation — the perpetrator allegedly used a pillow or similar object.
Immediately after the act, the 20-year-old dressed the body, wrapped it in plastic bags and placed it in a suitcase, which he threw into a waste bin. He then returned to the apartment, thoroughly cleaned it to eliminate incriminating evidence and fled.
Police authorities reconstructed the course of the crime by utilising material from security cameras, which led them to the Kolonos apartment. There they identified the suspect's flatmate, who in his statement named the 20-year-old as the perpetrator. According to the statement, the young man had confessed to him in detail the murder before he disappeared. The investigations for his arrest are in full progress.
Source: In.gr