Police arrest in Athens over Loutraki axe murder, suspect admits two more
The 43-year-old Albanian man faces suspected ties to four homicides and had already been sentenced in absentia for 2020 killings.
A 43-year-old man arrested in Athens over a 2020 double murder in Loutraki has allegedly admitted to two more killings in Albania, police said.
The suspect was found in an apartment in the capital’s Kato Patisia district on Thursday after six years on the run, following a 15-day surveillance operation by officers from the police organized crime division.
Police say the man is suspected of involvement in at least four homicides. Investigators are also looking into possible links to other killings believed to bear the hallmarks of contract hits.
The suspect was sentenced in absentia to two life terms for the October 2020 murders of a Ukrainian woman and her partner, a local pharmacist. Both victims were found dead in a holiday home in Loutraki after being killed with an axe.
He denies involvement in the double murder, but allegedly told investigators he had killed two people in Albania before 2002. Those offenses are now time-barred.
Officers found a pistol and two operational hand grenades in the apartment. The firearm has been sent for forensic testing to determine whether it was used in other crimes.
The case remains under investigation, with police continuing to probe suspected homicides and potential links beyond the Loutraki double murder. The suspect is in custody following his arrest in Athens.
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Source:
eKathimerini.com