41-year-old Garifalia died from her injuries

A woman who was brutally beaten by her partner last month died from her injuries on Tuesday. 41-year-old Garifalia from Patras became the second victim femicidewho died in Greece in less than 24 hours.

Garifalia suffered severe head injuries after Her 49-year-old partner brutally beat her on October 3. She has since been hospitalized in the intensive care unit, and doctors initially had no hope for her recovery.

Despite the severe grief, her family made the courageous decision to give life to their child by resorting to organ donation, the publication reported in the evening tanea.gr. “It is with deep sadness that we report that our Garifalia has lost the difficult and courageous battle she has been waging since the early hours of last Monday: we are informed that she has died of a stroke,” the victim’s family said in a statement on Tuesday.

Thanking the medical and nursing staff of the two hospitals in Patras and Athens, the family added: “In the most difficult and cruel moment, we decided to honor the memory of our Garifalitsygiving the opportunity to live to other people by donating her organs. We hope her love and light will continue to live on through them.”

Garifalia was attacked on Sunday, November 3, on Irun Polytechniou Street in the Terpsithea area of ​​Patras, in the western Peloponnese. The man was hiding on the street. He hit and pushed her, causing the woman to fall to the ground and hit her head on the curb. She was rushed by ambulance to the hospital, where due to her serious condition she was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), and from there to the KAT Hospital in Athens.

The man was arrested after he was identified and traced through video footage found by police. He initially called an ambulance himself, saying he found his ex-partner collapsed in the street. However, after investigation, the police found out that he was not telling the truth.

By unanimous decision of the investigator and prosecutor, the man was taken into custody on charges of causing grievous bodily harm. Following the tragic development of the unfortunate woman, the indictment against him is expected to be amended.

Garifalia became the second victim of femicide in Greece in one day, after 43-year-old Dora, mother of two childrenwas fatally shot by her ex-partner in Agrinio in western Greece.

In 2024, the number of victims of femicide in Greece increased to 12 people.

Source link