Scenes of high intensity and reversals between the families of the accused and the Sunday Griva – which was murdered outside the Police Department Saint Anargyroi by her former partner- today (08.07.2025) in the Joint Circuit Court.
Cause The deposit of the accused motherat the request of the defense, in order to outline his psychic background – In the trial for the murder of the unfortunate Sunday outside the AT Saint Anargyroi ongoing.
Chairman: “All Greece saw on television the murder of Sunday Griva by your child. How did you know? Did you expect it? Did you know it will happen? “
Witness (Mother of the Defendant): “On Tuesday morning I saw in the news of a crime in Agioi Anargyri. They didn’t write names, but I recognized my son in the photo. I immediately got to the police station. I begged them: Tell me the name of the perpetrator and the victim. They told me. Then I said: I don’t care if my child lives because she killed the girl and closed the phone. “
The witness described how she began to understand her son’s mental collapse:
“After the army, it changed completely. At 23 he went into deep depression. He was removed from friends, sleeping constantly. When I pressed him to talk, he admitted he was doing drugs. “
‘He had a pursuit of pursuit’
Chairman: “Did you take steps? Did you seek help? “
Witness (mother of accused): “We went to psychiatrists, detox programs, and even in Cyprus for an assured implant function as a shield. Then we went to KETHEA, then the 12 steps in Thessaloniki. One day he phoned me and said: I dug it, I have no problem with drugs. Shortly thereafter he attempted suicide. “
The witness said she met on Sunday 2015. “In 2015 she introduced her as a baby girl who had a problem at home and we hosted her,” the defendant’s mother said, and then explained that they had begun to have a relationship in 2018.
Chairman: “What was his situation in the last year?”
Witness (Mother of the Defendant): “2023 was the worst period. He had a persecution mania. He used to say that I and Sunday we were conspiring to kill him. One day Sunday found him in a comatose state. Had taken all the pills. Went intensive. Then, they were treated with magnets. Go a little better and again. “
The defendant’s mother said that her son, who claims to have serious psychiatric problems, told her that Sunday had an abortion after a fight. According to the witness, the Sunday family, who was murdered by her son, pushed her to write a house to get married.
“He told me that Sunday left home and announced that he would have an abortion. My son took me crying. It cost him a lot. He begged her not to do so, “the witness said.
Tension with Sunday’s parents
The mother and father of Sunday, in the room, reacted to what the defendant’s mother supported.
“Yes, you loved her on Sunday! But why have you never got me a phone like a mother to talk to me? ” said by shouting Sunday’s mother.
At some point when the witness claimed that her son had seen on Sunday going with another man to a hotel, Sunday’s mother -in -law John Apatsidis intervened and asked for her arrest for false deposition.
Category Support Judge: “The witness for falsehood, false testimony and infringement of the memory of the Tethane is quashed. I am subjected to criticism and I ask for her arrest by a self -inflicted procedure. “
Chairman: “Where do you know these?”
Mother of accused: “From my son … and he has written them in the letter …”
Category Support Judge: “I made a request. Do you remove the reason for me? “
Chairman: “Of course.”
Prosecutor: “To reject the request. Complete the proof first and then examine the issue of booking the witness. “
After a break, the proceedings continued with the witness to receive questions from the prosecutor and the seat for what he had testified.
‘I considered him dangerous’
Prosecutor: Who told you about an illegal bond?
Witness: My son.
Prosecutor: Did you go to the psychiatric clinic on Sunday to visit your son?
Witness: Every day.
Prosecutor: What was it in?
Witness: Was in manic pursuit.
Prosecutor: How many times did he express this behavior?
Witness: In 2023.
Prosecutor: Say specifically.
Witness: Arranged to go to Mykonos for seven days. He began to say there that all of his colleagues commented on him, turned around again, saying the same, I didn’t realize that he had parsimonious ideas. I didn’t realize it. When he began to say that we go out and look at us, they want to hurt us.
Prosecutor: So did you consider him dangerous in 2023?
Witness: Yes.
Prosecutor: Let’s go to 2024. His father kicked him out of Arta because he drank. What was the situation that night?
Witness: We took him off a bus, he told us that I want to go to Sunday, talk, if he didn’t accept me I’ll go back. We didn’t give him the car and took a taxi. There should be around seven, seven and a half, I call on Sunday, I tell her there is Thanasis, she tells me yes, I tell her tell me the address and go out of the house, I get out of the car and go to the front door I get in and I see Thanassis and Sunday and I can’t sit on the sofa. He tells me go out I’ll take a taxi. They hugged, says Thanassis to be careful.
Prosecutor: What did he tell you in the car?
Witness: He was crying. I realized that he was trying to tell her his own love.
Prosecutor: Until then it is fine.
Witness: No, he is not crying and suffering. He told me why to be villages since he loves me. I tell him, be good and if you want to find them again. I get on Sunday, at 11pm, I tell her, what happened for so many hours, she tells me all Mrs Sophia okay, we said it.
Prosecutor: What happened on the 1st?
Witness: Woke up slowly. We told him to calm down. To leave Sunday in her quiet. I was telling him that he really loves him, he did not divide him because he does not love him and that he must have looked well. He insisted on going home. His brother left him around 8. Nine and fourth I call him to see what he was, he was in black. I tell him something, take your medicines and we will see tomorrow. Only he neither ordered food nor did he take his medicines.
When we opened the house, we found one and a half liters of wine and some boxes of pills. He consumed these and left to go to Sunday’s house.
Course: What medicines did he take?
Witness: I don’t remember them.
Course: How did the relationship end?
Witness: There was no particular reason. They didn’t want to be together anymore. I had not perceived abusive behavior because I was talking on Sunday. I know there was no beatings.
Course: Why was the wedding canceled?
Witness: Because they crushed and threw the child. And after 15 days they were together again.
The testimony of the witness will continue on July 10.