April 28, 2024

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Why a 42-year-old Iraqi man stabbed a girl to death in Erma


The testimony of a woman who saw 21-year-old Nicoletta lose consciousness minutes after she was attacked with a knife by a 42-year-old Iraqi man in Erma is simply shocking.

“We saw him following us from Monastiraki through Erma, holding a large knife, and then he was just standing outside our store. Suddenly he stabbed my friend in the back. Seeing a girl bleeding on the floor, I ran to call the police, who were standing a little higher on Ermu Street. A policeman arrived and pressed kitchen paper over the wound, trying to stop the bleeding. I’m shocked, I can’t forget this image.”

The woman who was attacked by an unknown man with a knife in Erma is in intensive care

The victim received two blows with a knife under the shoulder blade, about 4 centimeters deep, and was immediately taken to NIMTS hospital, where it turned out that the knife hit her lung. The girl arrived at the hospital conscious, and doctors determined that she had a pneumothorax (the knife had pierced her lung) and a broken rib.

According to the latest information, after the operation she was transferred to the intensive care unit of the hospital and is now in good condition. She communicates with others and the main thing is that the treatment takes place without intubation.

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Chronicle of a knife attack on Ermu Street

The incident occurred on Friday around 13:30 at the intersection of Ermou and Fokionos streets. The girl was heading to work with her friend. A little behind her there was a criminal who approached her and stabbed her in the back, after which he remained standing in the middle of the street, where he was arrested.

The moment the Iraqi was arrested


As reported by Nikos Evaggelatos in the program “Live News”an Iraqi criminal, allegedly has psychological problems, as evidenced by his statement to authorities about a girl he stabbed to death, although he did not know her and had no conflicts with her. “The girl was a spy and was following me. I stabbed her to avoid her.”the criminal allegedly told the authorities.

For reference: Ermou Street is the central shopping street of Athens, which starts from the main Syntagma Square and leads to Monastyraki Square. It is home to numerous expensive boutiques and shops. The street is constantly patrolled by police.

PS It is not clear why the girls, who were followed by a foreigner with a knife in his hands, did not call the police? Either everything was different, or they lacked basic concepts of self-preservation.



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