“I hit Alki in the leg,” admitted the second of the 12 defendants in the case. murder of 19-year-old Alkis Campanos.

He is the first he confesses to hitting a dead young man since – so far – all the defendants have insisted that they did not have physical contact with him during the bloody fan attack that took place in the early hours of February 1, 2022 in the Harilau region.

The 21-year-old defendant, whose statement continues on the 27th day of his much-lauded trial before the Mixed Jury in Thessaloniki, took the court podium and said: “Faced with all this burden in prisons, I want and must I would like to offer a huge apology to Alka’s family.. Time can’t be turned back unfortunately I would like to be in Alka’s place.

“I am the one who hit Alki in the leg. It was a fleeting shadow that I don’t remember very well. Watching all this time in court, the last 2-3 weeks, I understood this after listening to all the coroners. It’s hard to remember the whole incident. When I found out that the child had passed away, I was shocked. – This is true. I want Alka’s parents to know the truth. From the first moment I was honest. I just didn’t have it clear in my head. I still doubt that yes, but in conversation with lawyers and a medical examiner, they told me that this stab wound is suitable. I am sure, I am convinced that I did it, ”he said, among other things.

It is noted that the blow he confessed to was on the femoral artery, which, combined with blows to the head, caused Alka’s death, according to a forensic report signed by medical examiner Leda Kovacis.

His apology continues.

Recall that, as he mentioned on Tuesday, first of 12 defendantsthe fan episode that preceded earlier in Oreokastro where “some people were chasing some of our people” was trigger for the furious attack of the fans which was shown against Alkis Campanos and his company.

Denying their active participation in the crime and reiterating that “we went not to kill”, but only “to hunthit someone,” the 24-year-old chronicled what turned out to be a murderous attack, apologizing for his involvement in “this tragic story,” he said.

“I wish I could go back in time, do things differently, not be in groups and associations, but it’s too late,” he said, beginning his apologies.

According to APE