The wife of the 52-year-old victim broke her silence murder at Chania who fell dead from the bullets of his 22-year-old cousin. As the woman revealed, “vendetta” had covered the 2 families who had been in contact for over 10 years.
The widow emphasized that there had always been strong hatred between the perpetrator and the victim of the murder due to personal differences (not financial reasons) and described a brutal incident that took place some years ago in the small village of Chania, where the 22-year-old’s family broke into the house of the 52-year-old’s mother after first threatening her.
“There are untrue things in the air about a man we have not yet buried. I wasn’t at the party because a week ago I lost my man and I was grieving, I couldn’t go. For the past 15 years the families have not spoken. He always shepherded one hatred. There was always a hatred between them not for economic reasons but because one’s animals disturbed the other’s animals or for land issues. My man had been stigmatized. They had given him this nickname (s.s.: Passaris), because he was irritable. When you teased him, he wanted to be justified in some way,” said the woman specifically.
He then emphasized that the villagers are not talking to the authorities about the shocking murder as one wants to cover up the other. She claims that cliques have formed in the village that have always targeted her husband.
“You will never know the plain truth here, one is hiding the other. I will bury my man in my village, not in his because it is his village betrayed him. If you ask them, they only have bad things to say about him. This is unfair and a pity. I’m not trying to make him a Saint, he was targeted, he was stigmatized,” he continued on the “Society Hour MEGA” show.
The perpetrator of the Chania murder surrendered to the authorities on Monday, saying that the victim threatened him and feared for his life. He then pointed out to the authorities where he had hidden his gun.
As the victim’s wife reported, 2 years ago members of the perpetrator’s family broke everything in the house of the 52-year-old’s mother after first threatening her.
“My husband was arguing with the assailant. Some drunk people from the 22-year-old’s family came and cursed my husband’s mother. The police came after 2 hours. There was intense scenery from behind. I did not know the perpetrator, I had not been in contact with him. This man does not suit my character.
Because of this, my husband was quite angry inside and he might sometimes, if he saw him somewhere, to tell him something. This home scene didn’t happen for any reason at all. They were drunk and broke into the woman’s house. Something else lurks behind. Other things are covered. There are people who are covered by subordinates,” continue.
As for her husband, the woman explained that she too had been brought up with the mentality prevailing in the area but did everything to calm him down.
“I’ve always tried to be calm and nurture him with other things than what people have learned here. He had give and take to the authorities only for animal vagrancy.”
Fear of vendetta
In Elos Chania, the police presence has been strengthened, as there is a fear of a fiercer feud breaking out between the two families.
Perpetrator and victim were known to the authorities.
The 22-year-old has previously been charged with indiscriminate shooting, weapons law violations and causing dangerous bodily harm, while the 52-year-old has been arrested several times for offenses related to agricultural damage, gun possession and animal cruelty.
The 22-year-old is expected to apologize today, Tuesday.
The 52-year-old’s widow emphasized that the situation in the village is very dangerous as everyone easily takes up arms to “solve” their differences. “Even teachers are afraid to exercise their function because they are threatened by parents”, he said to describe how the blood in Elos is on fire.