The Department of Crimes Against Life and Liberty of the Person of the Attica Security Directorate has solved the case of the murder of a 60-year-old citizen whose body was found in the morning hours of Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in the square in front of the Varvakiou market in Athens.

As it became known to the investigation, the perpetrator is a 42-year-old citizen who was seen today at noon (25-05-2023) in the center of Athens and arrested, as a folding knife and two blades were found on him. .

In order to clarify the case, a dactyloscopic verification of information about the identity of the victim, which was unknown at the initial stage of the investigation, was carried out. This was followed by an appropriate assessment and use of informational and pre-investigative evidence, from further analysis of which the involvement of a 42-year-old man in the murder follows.

As part of the investigation, the clothes and shoes of the accused, who were at the time of the murder, were found and seized.

The detainee will be taken to the competent prosecutor’s office.