One-year jail sentences have been imposed by the Single-member Prison Court docket of Thessaloniki on two defendants for the brutal beating of the younger PAOK B’s soccer participant and his good friend, on the port of the town.
Two males, 23 and 24 years previous, sat within the dockwho have been discovered responsible of inflicting grievous bodily hurt. The courtroom acknowledged the mitigating issue of the earlier authorized life and determined that their sentence ought to have a deterrent impact and thus they continue to be out of jail.
The incident of brutal violence involving the then 19-year-old soccer participant and his good friend of the identical age occurred on the night of October 30, 2022, when the younger man was strolling on pier A of the port of Thessaloniki, collectively together with his good friend, and have been attacked unprovoked by 4 unknown males. Indicative of the ferocity of the incident is that the defendants punched and kicked them primarily within the face and head, whereas as quickly because the police and coastguard officers arrived, one of many two 19-year-olds was in a really dangerous situation and couldn’t perceive the place and what had occurred.
Sure, a lady who was current on the incident, she seems to have remoted herself at first from the assailants, to ensure that them to savagely and with out trigger beat the 2 youths, whereas she then fell upon her good friend to guard him in order that he wouldn’t obtain the ending blows.
In line with the testimony of the police officer who arrived first on the scene, till the Coast Guard, which has the duty, took over, at first he noticed the 2 defendants outdoors the port and, believing that they have been arguing with one another, he stopped to hold out a test. Then, residents approached them and advised them that the 2 males had badly overwhelmed two younger males. “I heard one in every of them say to his good friend, ‘let me end them off.’ Then I proceeded to arrest them.” The officer then revealed all the things he noticed on the scene with the folks coated in blood, and virtually instantly discovered footage from safety cameras exhibiting the incident body by body.
“The victims have been in a really dangerous situation. Throughout our keep on the scene, different folks additionally got here to point to us that it was not solely the 2 of them who hit, but in addition two different individuals who have been thumping them as effectively. The defendants didn’t cooperate and didn’t inform us who they have been,” he mentioned initially.
“The 2 lads have been with their girlfriends, the opposite two have been coming from throughout, up. One of many accused mentioned one thing to one of many victims and that is when the pointless assault started. All 4 have been knocking. One kicked him within the face and the opposite hit him very violently together with his hand on the pinnacle. I’ll always remember it. They each kicked and punched him. God actually despatched us there that night time… The entire time we have been there, each minute, the sufferer’s head modified form from the blows he had acquired. I referred to as EKAB and advised them to do it shortly. He was unconscious, I could not talk with him. All of the blows have been to the pinnacle. There have been 4 of them, we could not catch the opposite two, we have been begging them to inform us who they’re, however the accused have been aggressive in the direction of us,” testified the policeman.
He added that “the defendants acted as a pack and attacked their sufferer. Once I arrived he was unconscious, unable to grasp, however not handed out. He was sitting in a single place and couldn’t perceive. And the opposite acquired blows to the pinnacle.”
In his plea, the primary defendant apologized, whereas he claimed that he was upset that night time and that he had consumed a considerable amount of alcohol. “He began an argument, he turns round and mentioned ‘you advised me that.’ Then there was a battle, he had his arm round my neck, we have been rolling down. I used to be overwhelmed by all 4 (victims) and witnesses. At first I advised him “go away, man, you even have your girlfriend”, however ultimately there was a battle”, he mentioned, amongst different issues.
The second defendant claimed that he didn’t hit the 2 victims, solely a kick and an elbow and that his position was solely to separate these concerned within the assault. It’s famous that each denied understanding the opposite two individuals who have been by no means arrested however actively participated within the beating of the victims.
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