Suspect of femicide in Greece arrested in North Macedonia
Athens, 6 August 2022 (MIA) – A Pakistani suspected of femicide, i.e. killing his girlfriend in Greece, was arrested in North Macedonia late on Friday after police found him with a group of illegal migrants, and was then handed over to the Greek authorities, MIA’s Athens correspondent reports.
The Pakistani, aged around 20 years, was the main suspect in the murder of his 17-year-old girlfriend, which took place in Athens on Tuesday after which he remained at large.
Close and continuous cooperation between the police in the two countries has resulted in the arrest of the Pakistani suspect.
“As a result of tightened controls, a group of illegal immigrants was uncovered in North Macedonia, which was established to include the suspected perpetrator of the gruesome murder,” the Greek Ministry of Civil Protection said.
The Pakistani has been handed over to the Greek authorities, and the Greek Minister of Civil Protection, Takis Theodorikakos, posted on social networks that the suspect of the murder of the 17-year-old girl in Athens will be brought before a competent prosecutor.
