Marfin arson case: woman extradited from UK to testify before Greek authorities on August 11
A 46-year-old woman extradited from the UK will testify before Greek investigating authorities on August 11, 2026, facing charges of a supporting role in the 2010 Marfin bank arson that killed three employees in Athens.
The Marfin bank attack
On May 5, 2010, an arson attack on the Marfin bank branch on Stadiou Street in Athens killed three employees, including a pregnant woman, who were trapped inside the burning building. The case has remained open for over 16 years, with authorities investigating a group suspected of carrying out the attack. The 46-year-old woman now facing charges is accused of having a supporting role in the group connected to the tragedy.
Extradition and arrest
A 46-year-old woman who has lived permanently in Brighton, England, was arrested at Gatwick airport in the early hours of Monday, July 13, 2026, following an Interpol Red Notice. She did not contest her extradition to Greece from the British authorities. She arrived in Greece on the evening of August 6, 2026, appeared before the Extradition Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal to execute the international arrest warrant issued against her, and was subsequently brought to the investigating office at the Evelpidon courts. She requested and received a deadline to testify on Tuesday, August 11.
Scheduled testimony
The 46-year-old is expected to be brought before investigating authorities shortly after 10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, to give her testimony. She faces charges alleging a supporting role in the deaths of the three bank employees who were trapped in the burning building. According to police, video footage examined by authorities appears to show her near the operational core of the group linked to the attack. After her testimony, the investigator and prosecutor will decide whether she will be released or placed in pre-trial detention.
- Arson attack on Marfin bank branch on Stadiou Street kills three employees
- 46-year-old examined by authorities for same case, file archived with no identification
- Woman arrested at Gatwick airport after Interpol Red Notice
- Woman arrives in Greece after extradition from UK
- Scheduled testimony before investigating authorities
Defense disputes identification
Through her lawyer, Kostas Papadakis, the woman denies that she has been identified and maintains there is no certainty she was near the bank at the time of the attack. The defense argues she was present at the protest but at a different location, not near the Marfin branch. Papadakis told ERT that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DEE) applies a specific evaluation scale for laboratory findings, where only the highest level constitutes full identification. He stated his client ranks at the lowest level of "limited simulation," which does not constitute identification.
The defendant I am defending is at the stage of limited simulation. This does not constitute identification. Everything said about identification so far is false. Nothing less.
Previous investigation archived
Papadakis revealed that the 46-year-old had been thoroughly examined by authorities in 2022 for the same case, based on the same photographic and preliminary material. At that time, according to the lawyer, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations concluded that no simulation whatsoever emerged, and the file was archived by prosecutorial order. He alleged that this fact is being concealed and that her current involvement is based on the addition of an anonymous email, which he characterized as unlawful and substantively vague.
Co-defendants in detention
Two 42-year-old men alleged to be her accomplices have already been ordered into pre-trial detention. One is held at Malandrino prison and the second at Nafplio prison. Their detention was decided prior to the 46-year-old's testimony, which is expected to be a central point in the ongoing investigation.
