October 16, 2026

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Knife fight between Roma in Imathia: one dead and one wounded


The bloody conflict occurred on the afternoon of July 7 in Kulur, Imathia: a local quarrel between three men ended in a fatal stabbing, one person was killed and another was injured.

According to MEGAthe incident took place on Tuesday around 3:45 pm in the Kulura area. An argument broke out between a 47-year-old man and two local gypsies living in the area, which quickly turned violent.

According to ΣΚΑΪfirst a verbal altercation began, then fist blows followed. After that, the 47-year-old, according to investigators, took out a knife and stabbed the 32-year-old man in the chest. The wound turned out to be fatal.

One dead and one wounded

Died as a result of the conflict 32 year old gypsywho was stabbed in the chest area. Another man 62-year-old Romawas injured and taken to Berea Hospital.

EfSyn writes that, according to the first picture ΕΛ.ΑΣafter a conflict, a 47-year-old stabbed two people: a 32-year-old was fatally wounded, and a 62-year-old was wounded.

ΕΛ.ΑΣ officers arrived at the scene, detained the 47-year-old and began collecting statements and evidence. The investigation must establish the exact cause of the conflict, the sequence of actions and the role of each participant.

Local dismantling

Important note: According to Greek media reports, the deceased and the wounded were Gypsies/Roma and lived in the area. Therefore, we are not talking about an attack by “strangers” on local residents, but about a conflict between people from the same local environment, which escalated into a deadly fight.

However, the motive for the conflict has not yet been officially announced. Therefore, the ethnicity of the participants is part of the description of the incident, but not evidence of the reason for the attack. Otherwise, the Internet’s favorite genre will again turn out: there is no investigation yet, but the comments have already rendered a verdict, written a dissertation and appointed everyone guilty at once.

The reason for the quarrel is still unknown

News247 reports that a bloody brawl took place in Kulur and a 47-year-old was arrested after being attacked with a knife. The investigation is being conducted by the police; there is no official information about the cause of the conflict yet.

The police are determining what started the dispute, whether the conflict was sudden or preceded by earlier disagreements, who was the first to use force, and under what circumstances the detainee used a knife.

What remains to be discovered

Eyewitness accounts, medical reports, crime scene examinations and forensic findings will be key. It is these data that should restore the picture of events, and not rumors about a “wild quarrel,” no matter how convenient they may look in a criminal chronicle.

For now, the main thing is known: a domestic or local conflict escalated into deadly violence within a few minutes. One man died, the second ended up in the hospital, the third was detained and now must give an explanation to the investigation.





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