On Wednesday morning (15.09.2021) the trial for the attack with vitriol accepted on May 20, 2021, the Ioanna Paliospyrou, which made the whole of Greece bow down to her bravery and mental strength.
Ioanna Paliospyrou appeared in court with the therapeutic mask, which for months has been protecting the deep wounds caused to her face by the vitriol. With her head held high, looking into the eyes of the people who were there and shouting “bravo” to her, the journalists and photojournalists, she entered the courtroom, ready to relive the “nightmare” of that day.
Despite the recommendations of the doctors and her relatives not to attend, Ioanna Paliospyrou went to great lengths and decided to face the woman who changed her life forever. Other than that, 36-year-old Efi was not there…
“Once again the one who tried to kill me proved how cold and how cowardly she is,” he said, leaving the court after the decision to adjourn the trial for September 30.
The exception of jurors
Ioanna Paliospyrou’s lawyer, Nikos Alexandris, spoke to Tatiana Stefanidou and the show “TLive” on ALPHA, about the jurors of the trial and the fact that they are all men. As he said, the process is done by lot, but then the defense chose to exclude from the process the women who were drawn.
“It was a matter of luck. “But the defense has the right to exclude three jurors and has chosen to exclude the women who were drawn.” It is estimated that the defense made this move, as men will remain more distant, compared to women, who are probably emotionally involved, seeing Ioanna Paliospyrou and hearing from her what she experienced.
“Inside” the courtroom
At the side of the 35-year-old, in the courtroom, were her parents, her brother, but also her psychologist, Xenia Paraskevopoulou, who has been watching her for months and knew how devastating the trial for the victim would be.
Speaking to Nikos Evangelatos and the show “Live News” on MEGA, she stressed that Ioanna Paliospyrou wanted to face the man who ruined her life, in a process that is soul-destroying. “A courtroom alone is very crowded. The process of shaping emotions is a dynamic process. He is called to remember minute by minute what he lived “.
The mask “symbol” and the. Back to her health
The image of Ioanna Paliospyrou with the mask moved the whole of Greece. Her doctor, Maria Kalofonou, director of Plastic Surgery in Thriasio, who was present in court, stressed to “Live News” that the stress that the 35-year-old had during the trial, affected her health, her body and her skin. .
Mrs. Kalofonou explained that Ioanna Paliospyrou wears the mask, not only when she goes out on the street, but also for several hours inside her house.
“The mask is double. There is a thin sheet of silicone, which rests on the wound and then a hard plastic construction. “Both are intended to press the scars, because the post-burn scars tend to overfeed, to swell, so we have to press the scars.”
“Ioanna wears this double mask for many hours every day, despite the difficulty in the movement she causes. “It is not a mask she wore to come, it is her treatment,” he added.
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As the director of Plastic Surgery in Thriasio said later, a few points on Ioanna’s body are intact from the vitriol she received. “He has burns all over his face, torso and arms. The points without injuries are from the knees and below “he added.
Finally, Maria Kalofonou referred to the conversation she had with Ioanna on the sidelines of today’s proceedings. “She asked me for details about her treatment. “She sets goals to continue her life,” he concluded.
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