For the second day in a row, Coroner Leda-Kalliopi Kovacis testifies in the Mixed Jury of Thessaloniki, with her interrogation, the trial of 12 defendants continues murder of 19-year-old Alkis Campanos and wounding two of his friends.

After Alka’s bloodstained clothes and sickle were presented as evidence in court yesterday, during the interrogation of a forensic witness, the karabit-type knife used in the murderous attack was shown today to determine its identity to the wounds found on the lower body . limbs of a deceased student.

The witness testified that the specific weapon is compatible with a wound on the 19-year-old’s left thigh, which, according to the forensic report, was “not serious”.. As for the fatal blow to Alka’s right thigh, Mrs. Kovatsis said yesterday that it is incompatible with either the “karabit” or the scythe.

Simulation experiments in forensics AUTN

The “Karabit” (turned knife) was at the center of the proceedings during the interrogation of the witness for the defense of the 9th defendant, who allegedly held it during the brutal attack.

In fact, Ms. Kovacis testified that at the AUTH Forensic Lab “simulation experiments were carried out with the same karabit on pork”, as she mentioned, in order to establish what kind of injuries this particular weapon can inflict, in an attempt to draw conclusions and compared with the results of a forensic medical examination on the body of a 19-year-old teenager.

Alka’s mother’s reaction

Specific questions were followed by the reaction of Alka’s mother, who, turning to the defense, said: “You understand, this is what you wanted, right?”

When asked about the betrayal of the perpetrators, the witness replied: “When someone walks like a “lobster”, I don’t think it’s a petty fight.“, while she reiterated that in recent cases of fan violence, to which she was brought by forensic evidence, the victims were hit on the legs and head, assessing that there was a “joint” from behind.

“My problem is that they shoot in the head. This is tantamount to intent to kill. The brain is the headquarters of the human body, it is the most sensitive point,” he said.

The trial continues with the questioning of the same witness.

Source: RES-IPE