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Man’s dead body found in PilioThe body of an identified male was found by the coast guard on Mourtia Beach in southern Pilio on Wednesday.Police are investigating whether the body belongs to the individuals missing after storm Daniel’s destructive floods in central Greece.An Austrian couple has been missing in the area since last Tuesday, September 5, when their home was ruined by the torrential floods.
Crew radio leak increases outrage over Greek ferry passenger pushed into seaRecordings of conversations appear to reveal racist attitudes among crew in connection with death of Antonis KaryotisOutrage over the drowning of a passenger who was pushed from the ramp of a Greek ferry has mounted after leaked recordings of radio conversations appeared to reveal racist attitudes among the crew.In one extract, the ship’s master is apparently heard saying that he thought the passenger, subsequently identified as a Greek, was a foreigner.“I thought he didn’t have a ticket,” he said. “I thought he was black, a Pakistani … He was sitting there outside, going round and round, but he didn’t show me any ticket. The only thing he told me was, ‘I am going to travel.’”The drowning of Antonis Karyotis on 5 September has sent shockwaves through the seafaring nation.Footage shows Karyotis running on to the gangplank just as the Crete-bound vessel is about to leave the country’s main port of Pireaus. Crew members can be seen trying to stop him, before one shoves the 36-year-old three times and he slips, dangles momentarily from the ships’ ramp, and falls into the sea. It later emerged that Karyotis had bought a ticket.Criminal charges have been brought again the ferry’s captain and three members of his crew. The merchant marine minister, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, was forced to resign over comments in which he appeared to express sympathy for the accused crew members as well as Karyotis.Greek media reports described Karyotis as hailing from a poor family on Crete, where he had long been under psychiatric supervision and eked out a living doing odd jobs. His psychiatrist told the Kathimerini newspaper that Karyotis frequently travelled to Athens from the island because he found solace in constantly being on the move.
Authorities await DNA test for possible link to missing AustriansGreek authorities are expecting the results of two DNA tests to identify the remains of a man and a woman who were found on Mount Pelion in the last few days.Authorities want to establish whether the two are the Austrian newly weds who went missing during the devastating floods caused by storm Daniel.The missing Austrian couple had rented a vacation home in the coastal village of Potistika, which was destroyed by a torrent of floodwater.
More than 100,000 animals killed in the Thessaly floods; starvation risk for surviving livestock
Family find skeleton remains of baby in suitcase hidden in atticPolice have been unable to ascertain when the baby boy died An investigation, which included DNA analysis of the remains, identified the skeleton as a male infant and revealed his death could have happened as long ago as 1959.
Greater Manchester Police victim of hack with thousands of warrant card details stolenThousands of warrant card details held by Greater Manchester Police officers have been stolen after systems were hacked.Details on identity badges and warrant cards, including names, photos of individuals and identity numbers or police collar numbers, were stolen in a ransomware attack on the force’s supplier of ID badges.The hackers, it is believed, aimed their attack at a company the force contracted to produce its warrant cards.
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