New postponement for the 39-year-old who shot a burglar
First entry: Saturday, December 17, 2022, 03:17
The case of the 39-year-old who shot and wounded a 37-year-old would-be burglar in the leg with a hunting rifle, when he tried to enter his house, in Neo Rysio, Thessaloniki, was postponed until next week.
The Autonomous Single-member Misdemeanor Court of Thessaloniki adjourned the case again because there were no witnesses for the indictment. The first postponement had preceded on Thursday, which the 39-year-old employee at the port requested and received, when he was released. According to the criminal prosecution brought against him, he is accused of dangerous bodily harm, illegal carrying of a weapon and use of a weapon (including the second act because he did not observe the rules for keeping the carbine which he legally owns).
He maintains that he was in lawful self-defense. “I was sleeping in the basement as usual. I woke up to the barking of the dog. I made out a figure roaming outside the house and took the rifle I had next to me. When I heard a noise at the main door of the house, I opened it and saw the perpetrator holding a screwdriver. I felt threatened and shot him in the leg,” the 39-year-old reportedly claims, among other things.
At the same time, the 37-year-old patient, originally from Albania, is under guard in a hospital, with his health not in danger. As it became known, he does not want the criminal prosecution of the accused.
Last update: Saturday, December 17, 2022, 03:18