Marathon: Daughter and grandson before prosecutor for concealing bones of 90-year-old woman in basement
A 68-year-old woman and her son were taken to the courts of Evelpidon following the discovery of bones in the basement of a house in Marathon. The cause of death remains unknown, whilst the deceased woman's pension is reportedly believed to have been collected for a decade.
Bones in basement storage and prosecutor: the Marathon case
A 68-year-old woman and her son arrived at the courts of Evelpidon on the morning of 5 September 2026 after being arrested following the discovery of human bones in a basement storage space of a house on Ithakis street in Marathon, according to Newsit.gr.
The bones, wrapped in nylon, paper and sheets, were discovered on the morning of Friday 4 September. A specialist anthropologist was called to the scene to confirm whether they belonged to the elderly mother of the 68-year-old woman, who, had she been alive today, would have been approximately 90 years old.
Charges and suspected pension fraud
The two arrested individuals are accused of failing to report the discovery of a body. In parallel, the investigation is being extended to the offence of fraud against the state: the woman's death had not been reported to the authorities and her pension is reportedly believed to have been collected for approximately one decade. According to information obtained from an investigation into bank records, the elderly woman's account remained active and showed transactions up to August 2026.
The 68-year-old herself is reportedly said to have admitted during investigations that her mother died approximately ten years ago and that her death was not reported so that the pension would continue to be collected. Speaking to Live News, she stated that her mother "was not well in her mind" and that at some point "she fell". "I gave her food to eat, but I couldn't continue", she said, adding: "I buried her". Regarding the reason she continued to receive the pension, the woman stated that she had no job and that the sum amounted to approximately 1,000 euros per month.
Initial statements and garden searches
Initially the 68-year-old told police that she had buried her mother in the yard of the house. Teams with excavators and specialised equipment searched the entire garden without result. The searches were subsequently extended to the interior of the residence, resulting in the bones eventually being discovered in the basement storage area.
The grandson, for his part, denies that he knew what had happened, claiming that his mother did not tell him where his grandmother was. However, the 68-year-old herself subsequently stated that her son did know.
The report and the role of EFKA
The case came to the attention of police approximately two weeks ago, following a report by the granddaughter of the elderly woman — who is the daughter of the 68-year-old and sister of the second arrested individual. The woman told the authorities that she had lost all contact with her grandmother for approximately ten years and expressed suspicions about her fate.
Police officers searched for the elderly woman's details in the EFKA database and discovered that her death had never been reported.
Cause of death remains unknown
A forensic investigation and laboratory tests are underway, with the aim of determining, to the extent that this is feasible, both the time and cause of death. The elderly woman's daughter maintains that her mother died from pathological causes due to her advanced age. So far, all possibilities remain open.
Source: Newsit.gr