For the first time in more than four years, the mother of 6 -month -old infant who died in 2021 while she was in the care of her girlfriend and lover, Peace Mourtzoukouhe sees the case take the path of justice.
The new findings that came to light have led to stormy developments and ultimately to The arrest of 25 -year -old Irene Mourtzoukou, who is now accused of multiple homicides.
The mother of the unfortunate infant, spoke to the newsit.gr, revealing that her own child was tortured most of all.
«I was waiting for this decision for 9 months. After a long time found a find that indicates that tortured most of all. I haven’t spoken for a long time with peace, but not with any of her family. For the time they haven’t called me to give depositbut they will call me. That morning, Irene had called her own and told her that my baby was dying. Then it was said that he left pneumonitis. “
Hypoxia
The case was reviewed by a four -member ELAS Pathologists Committee, which brought to light a key element. Specialist Stamatios Theocharis and Nikolaos Goutas They found hypoxia elements in the thymus gland and the liver – Not only in this particular infant, but also in the two biological children of Irene Mourtzoukou who had died under unspecified conditions.
This common find, hypoxia (that is, reduced tissue oxygenation), was the turning point. He reopened the investigations and led to the performance of accusations for serialized homicide and continuously.
The arrest in Athens
Monday afternoon (07.07.2025), the Irene Mourtzoukou was arrested at the hotel living in Athenswith a warrant for the arrest of the Achaia Investigative Department. The categories that burden her are very serious: Homicide with a serial, and in attempted, for the deaths of her two children, her girlfriend’s infant in 2021but also for the attempted homicide of an adult woman, who allegedly tried to drown.
Just four days before her arrest, Irene Mourtzoukou had gone to GADA with a new legal representative, declaring innocent And denying any involvement in the deaths of the children who took care.
The 25 -year -old, today Tuesday (08.07.2025), was taken to the courts of the former Evelpidon School in order to execute her arrest warrant.
As has been known yesterday, he is expected to be transferred to the Achaia investigator tomorrow to receive a deadline to apologize over the weekend.
The time of the tragedy
Were February 4, 2021, when Irene Mourtzoukou took care of her 6 -month -old infant of her girlfriend and piggy bank. The child’s mother, confident in the young woman, assigned her guard for one night. However at 5:00 The early morning of the following day, the infant presented bronchus and collapsed. He was rushed to Karamandanio Children’s Hospital, where his death was found.
According to the original forensic report, The cause of death was ‘interstitial childhood pneumonitis’ – A diagnosis that initially did not raise suspicions.
The case is now in the hands of justice, with investigations continuing in depth and society monitoring developments with particular intensity and expectation for answers