Naval officer sought after three arson attacks on former partners in Glyfada

Flat fire in Glyfada before dawn

Police are searching for an active-duty naval officer suspected of setting three fires early on Friday, 30 October, aimed at homes and vehicles linked to three women he had previously dated. Most outlets give his age as 46, NewsIT reports 45 and NEWS 24/7 reports 40, and no source says he has been arrested. The first attack took place in a second-floor flat on Vyzantiou Street in Glyfada, where a 36-year-old former partner lives. Reports put the time between about 02:10 and 02:30, and they differ on how he got in, with some saying he entered the building carrying a container of petrol and others saying he set the fire outside her door. Once inside, the blaze damaged the interior, and a petrol container was reportedly found in the bedroom. Fire crews attended the scene, and iefimerida has published video showing the flat after the fire.

Two cars set alight in Nymfon Street

A few minutes later, or about 15 minutes later according to some reports, the suspect went to nearby Nymfon Street, also in Glyfada, where he set fire to two parked cars. One belonged to a 55-year-old former partner and the other to her current partner. Firefighters found two rags on the bonnets, and both vehicles suffered damage to their front ends. Police sources told SKAI that the car fires happened at about 02:35, which places them roughly in the same window as the flat fire. The sources describe the 55-year-old woman as a former partner of the suspect, while the vehicle owned by her current partner was set alight in the same attack.

A third attack in Nea Heraklio

Early on Friday, at a time reported as 04:38 by one outlet and 04:40 by another, a car on Kritis Street in Nea Heraklio caught fire and was completely destroyed. The flames spread to a second parked vehicle, causing extensive material damage. The owner of the first car is a 49-year-old woman who, according to the reports, also had a past relationship with the suspect. This was the third incident attributed to him within a few hours, and it took place in a different municipality from the two Glyfada attacks.

Investigation and background

Police identified the suspect quickly, but he had not been arrested when the reports were published. NewsIT said the Security police directorate is leading the preliminary investigation into the attacks, and that officers launched a manhunt under the in-flagrante procedure. Police sources cited by SKAI and iefimerida say the suspect has previously come to the attention of the authorities in domestic violence cases. No report mentions charges having been filed, and the outlets that covered the case have not published an official statement on the case from the police at this stage. Further details, including the suspect's confirmed age and his current whereabouts, were still unclear in the reporting.