Greek Mother Suspect of Her Child's Murder Given More Time to Testify
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- 31 Mar 2022
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Greek mother Roula Pispirigkou whose three children all died in suspicious medical circumstances over the last three years was led before an Athens examining magistrate on Thursday, following her arrest in the city of Patras on Wednesday on a charge of murder.
She requested and received an extension to testify and was transferred back to the Attica General Police headquarters in Athens, where she will be detained until her testimony.
The order to prosecute the 33-year-old woman came from an Athens prosecutor, who charged her with the premeditated murder of her eldest daughter, Georgina, aged nine.
Toxicological and histological tests revealed ketamine – reportedly not prescribed by any doctor – in the body of the girl, who died in January 2022.
In Patras, a first instance court prosecutor had asked that she be arrested on grounds that she is likely to commit further offenses.
The woman was taken to the Attica General Police Directorate’s homicide division on Wednesday evening.
Greek mother investigated for deaths of all three children
Georgina’s death in 2022 had been preceded by those of her six-month-old sister Iris in 2021, and of her 3.5-year-old sister Malena in 2019, and sparked the start of investigations into the cause of death of all three children, which had baffled doctors.
According to media reports, a full medical report on the causes of death of all three children is expected later on Thursday.
The case has drawn great public interest, as it appears to be the first case of its kind in recent memory.
The Athens News Agency reports that the police report sent to the public prosecutor regarding Georgina’s death noted that the young girl had consumed a lethal quantity of ketamine that caused her death within the space of 20 minutes at most, during which time she was alone with her mother.
