The tragic loss of their mostly frail elderly being burned alive was described by survivors in hell the next day. fire in the eyes.

AT trial that shakes every day Athanasios Moraitisone of the witnesses who testified yesterday, with tears in his eyes and pain in his soul, told how he was forced to leave his very old mother, burned alive, in order to save his family.

“I abandoned my mother and she burned to save my family,” testified a shocked witness to the moral burden he unwittingly took on. According to him, he desperately tried to get his 92-year-old mother out of the burning house, but when he realized that he could not save her, he made the most dramatic decision of his life, leaving her to her fate. burn.

“I lost my car keys in a panic. Then I told my wife and son to take the kittens and leave. I was left to rescue my mother, who was 92 years old and had mobility issues. I tried to save her, but I couldn’t. I already had burns. When I saw that I couldn’t move her, I let my mother burn to save my family. No one can imagine how I feel, ”said the witness, bringing everyone in the hall to tears.

He and his family were saved because they made it to the beach, but even at sea it was raining fire, Mr Moraitis added. They spent hours swimming in the water in a state of hypothermia until they were picked up by a boat and taken to the port of Rafina.

“I immediately went to the port authorities and reported my mother missing before 11 am. Those who say they didn’t know about dead people are lying. We live in a state that doesn’t care about us. There is no compensation to match the loss of a person. None of us deserve to go through this. We live it every day and will live it until we die. The right decision was not made. It is obvious that all this is due to wrong decisions or incompetence,” the witness emphasized the lack of any assistance to citizens who are in danger of life.

“Go away, I’ll die”

A little later, another “accusation” was heard in the courtroom from Despina Zafiriou, who, with support, got to testify about what she went through when she was trapped with her husband, trying to save his life. The witness described how the fire surrounded them while they were in the car, trying to leave the place. “I open the door when we stop and go out. The husband is driving. I took it in my hands, grabbed the belt. I knelt down and pulled him away. He could neither step nor turn, he was burned. At times he was unconscious. When he returned them, he shouted: “Let them find you, I will die” …