Penalty of 13 years and 7 months in prison for attempted homicide It was imposed by the Lassithi John Xydakis Joint Circuit Court late on Friday night (10.10.2025). The 79 -year -old had opened fire against Stefanos Kokologiannis in a village in Heraklion last January.
Yiannis Xydakis, 79, was found guilty of attempting to serve a serial and continuously in the armed incident against Stefanos Kokologiannis, nine months ago, in the Maladi area of Heraklion. During the shots he was accidentally injured by a 35 -year -old business worker.
According to cretalive.gr, at 79 -year -old, according to defense lawyers Michalis Sfakianakis and Yiannis Karaiskakis, the pre -emptive life was recognized and that he was pushed in practice because of the victim’s inappropriate behavior. According to themselves Yiannis Xydakis will serve his sentence at his home.
As for the 79 -year -old’s wife, who sat in the dock with the charge of passive synergy, the court acquitted her. Earlier, the prosecutor of the headquarters had proposed the guilt of Yiannis Xydakis, according to the indictment and the exemption of his wife.
‘I was mocked and blurred’
As cretalive.gr wrote, Zydakis’ apologies moved to a charged emotional climate. “I was mocked and blurred,” the 79 -year -old told court. However, he said regretted about what happened And more about the fact that he was in danger of not even knowing him, the 35 -year -old worker in the feeding business was in danger.
In his apology he reiterated what he had said pre -trial, that is, as soon as he saw the injured person, he was shocked as he was as if he were seeing his dead son.
It is recalled that in the view of armed Xydakis, who held a 45 -inch in hand, the Stefanos Kokologiannis He began to run to save his life, entered the premises of the business with feed, managed to avoid fire, But one of the bullets “found” the 35 -year -old employee who stood on the ground.
The whole scene had recorded a security camera and was incorporated into the case file.
The spouse in her apology argued that she is not a man shuffledNor does she deal with gossip, but always because of her temperament she was looking at her home and family. Much more after the loss of their son. For the day in question, she allegedly said that she could neither prevent nor could she run to obstruct, because of her motor problems, nor to disarm her husband.
Note that the Stefanos Kokologiannis He may not have stated in support of the charges, but he testified to the court for the armed attack on him.
THE Stefanos Kokologiannis He became known to the general public in 2003 through his involvement in ANT1 reality. His explosive personality and his strong reactions made him stand out in the television audience. The big winner emerged and won 200,000 euros.