“My child cannot get a degree. He left them in the middle…” Melina Kakulidou, the mother of the deceased, burst out with these words Alkiagainst the defendant when he apologized to the Thessaloniki Mixed Jury in the case of the murder of her 19-year-old son.

This reaction came at the moment when the 6th of the 12 defendants had in mind his studies, saying that he continues it in prison. The words of the mother were applauded by relatives and friends of the family who watched the process.

Today, the 29th day of the hearing, began with apologies from specific defendants who initially offered their condolences to the Alkis family, apologizing for being at the scene of the crime.

“I took a metal pipe just in case”

He, 24, a passenger in the second of three cars, denied his involvement in the incident, saying that he took a metal pipe, but did not go to the scene of the attack because he was afraid. “I thought we were going hunting because there was an incident with fans in Oreokastro. “I took an iron pipe to protect myself, in case something went wrong,” he said.

In a timely description of the controversial event, the 24-year-old man noted the following: “The first car stopped, and so did we. Three people got out of the first car and at that time a third car drove past us, turning onto Gazi Street. Three people got out of the last car. The second defendant gave us the task not to go down, I think, first to establish whether they are followers of Ari. A commotion began, at first I did not understand what had happened. I realized that the second defendant gave the knife to one of the children who went to jump over the wall. A few seconds later we also got out of our car.”

“Who did I see on the steps”

Referring to his involvement in the process, he apologized for taking the phone out of the trunk, taking 2-3 steps and spontaneously turned back without approaching. According to him, he was frightened when he saw people with axes and chairs coming from Plastira Street. “I got scared, threw the pipe into the trunk and waited in the car,” he said about his movements, adding that he saw the 7th accused on the steps of the building (crime scene), even further than the 9th, and the second, who stood out for his physique.

“She got fat”

When asked what everyone was doing in that particular place, he could not answer, saying that they were all dressed in black. “I heard voices, the forest, it disappeared […] All I cared about was leaving,” he apologized. In court, he confirmed that during their escape from the scene and while they were in the car, one of his co-defendants mentioned that there was “a fight, a then a child,” because they saw blood.

“At that moment I panicked,” he said, referring to his reaction, and when asked “when he learned about Alka’s death,” he answered “the next morning,” and then said: “I lost my footing.” I wanted to tell my parents first, I didn’t know how to tell them.”

The trial has been adjourned and, when the court resumes, a seventh consecutive defendant will take the floor to plead guilty.

Source: RES-IPE