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On Monday afternoon, Greek media reported that a Norwegian was wanted for the murder of his partner in the city of Chania on the Greek resort island of Crete.
This is also confirmed by Paris Xinopoulos, head of the Chania crime department.
“Yes, a Norwegian is considered the main suspect in the murder and we are still looking for him,” he told Dagbladet on Tuesday afternoon.
A few hours later word came that the Norwegian had been arrested in the city of Heraklion on the Greek holiday island. According to Greek media, he will be presented for imprisonment in Chania on Wednesday.
Late Tuesday night, the Norwegian is said to have arrived in Chania.
– A lot of blood
The victim, a Greek woman in her 50s, was found in her own home at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday.
The autopsy was performed by forensic pathologist Stamatis Belivanis.
He tells Dagbladet that the cause of death is blood loss as a result of 14 stab wounds. It is estimated that the time of death will be Wednesday the 13th or Thursday the 14th of January.
– Norwegian arrested in murder case in Crete
– There was a lot of blood at the scene. There was blood almost everywhere. And I’m one hundred percent sure there was a little fight before the woman was stabbed, Belivanis told Dagbladet.
Both the woman’s minor bodily injuries and the condition of the crime scene support this, according to Belivanis. Among other things, he talks about shards of glass on the ground.
On Monday, Greek media reported that the crime scene was marked by an argument that may have taken place.
Killed with multiple stabs
Chancellery and Kripos do not participate
On Monday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Siri R. Svendsen wrote the following in an email to Dagbladet:
– The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has knowledge through the media that a Norwegian citizen is being wanted on suspicion of murder in Greece. In the event of arrest, the Foreign Service will provide consular assistance in accordance with the current framework of assistance to Norwegian citizens imprisoned abroad.
SUSPECT: A Norwegian is suspected and wanted for the murder of his partner in Crete. Photo: Flashnews.gr
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On Tuesday morning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the situation has not changed.
Kripos is also not involved in the case as of Tuesday.
– We have not been contacted by the Greek police about this case, and we only know about it from the media. In such situations, it is the Greek police who will own such an investigation and therefore also who must answer questions related to a case, writes senior adviser Jonas Fabritius Christoffersen at Kripos in an email to Dagbladet.
Norwegian wanted for murder in Crete
– Escaped by car
According to Greek media, the murder suspect Norwegian and the deceased woman were living together on the Greek holiday island.
The Norwegian is said to have fled in the murder victim’s car. On Monday, police believed an arrest was imminent and believed the man was still on the Greek holiday island.
According to Zarpanews.gr, the man’s name should not have appeared on passenger lists for planes or ferries.
Chania and its surroundings are a very popular holiday destination on the Greek island.
