A prosecutor on Saturday charged a 14-year-old boy from west Attica in Greece with murder, possession and use of weapons after he confessed to shooting and killing his 17-year-old brother on Thursday night (Greece time).
The body of the 17-year-old was found by a shepherd in the area of Mandra in West Attica with a gunshot wound at the back of the head. The shepherd immediately alerted the police who found two cartridges from a hunting rifle next to the body.
The alleged perpetrator has claimed the death was an accident that occurred while hunting for wild boar. After testifying before a prosecutor he was led before an investigative magistrate for minors.
The suspect’s father, who was also arrested by police on Friday following several testimonies from locals regarding allegations of abuse against his children, was released pending an investigation into possible child neglect and possession of firearms.
Child welfare charity Hamogelo tou Paidiou (Child’s Smile) said it had received two anonymous complaints in the last two years about the family, one for child abuse by the father and the other for neglect by both parents. In June 2021, an anonymous caller said the father was abusing all eight children of the family and in April 2022 the charity was informed that the children were not attending school.
