The minors who stabbed and killed a 15-year-old in Nea Smyrni were arrested
They were spotted and were arrested on Wednesday (1/2) the minors that last Sunday night they attacked and injured with knife one 15 years old at Nea Smyrniin Athens.
In particular, the gang approached and surrounded the 15-year-old in the evening hours of Sunday in a park of Nea Smyrni and injured him on his right thigh with a knife. The gang members continued to punch him all over his body.
They then took away his mobile phone, a purse containing his personal belongings and a sum of money and fled, while the 15-year-old was taken to a hospital.
After investigations, the police officers arrested a 16-year-old foreigner and 3 Greeks aged 16 and 17, accused as gang members for – as the case may be – robbery with accomplice, dangerous bodily harm, violation of the law on weapons and on addictive substances.
The Police announcement in detail
A 16-year-old foreigner and 3 citizens aged 16 and 17 were arrested, in the morning hours of 1-2-2023, by police officers of the Athens Security Sub-Directorate of the Attica Security Directorate, accused as gang members for – as the case may be – robbery with complicity. Violation of the Weapons and Narcotics Act.
In particular, the gang approached and surrounded a 15-year-old foreigner in the evening hours of 29-1-2023 in a park of Nea Smyrni and using sharp objects (knives) wounded them on his right thigh. The gang members continued to punch him all over his body.
They then took away his mobile phone, a purse containing his personal belongings and a sum of money and fled, while the 15-year-old was taken to a hospital.
From searches carried out at the houses of the accused, in Nea Smyrni and in Ampelokipi, among others, the following were found and confiscated:
– knife type knife,
– clothing worn during the attack,
– bicycle they used as a means of escape
– 2 mobile phones and
– photograph, in printed form, depicting the 15-year-old.
Those arrested will be taken to the competent Prosecutor.