Police arrest son suspected of killing his father in Serres, Greece

From a body in the house to an arrest warrant

A 67-year-old man was found dead in his home in Serres on 1 August 2026, although some reports give his age as 68. The death was initially assessed as having pathological causes, and reports said the man bore no external injuries and that there were no signs of a break-in. His 36-year-old son was the one who found him. On Tuesday afternoon, 3 November, an arrest warrant was issued against the son, and police arrested him in Serres. Police had treated the case as a possible patricide from the early stages of the inquiry.

The son's account and the police focus

From the first moment, the son told officers that his father had fallen victim to a burglary carried out for robbery, and he reportedly pointed to possible perpetrators from the area. Investigators nonetheless placed him at the centre of the inquiry, because relations between father and son were reportedly poor and marked by frequent quarrels. On Friday, 30 October, the son spoke to the programme Φως στο Τούνελ on MEGA, presented by Angeliki Nikoloudi, and questions arose about his first visit to the house. Confronted with a contradiction between his description and security camera footage, he cited memory gaps linked to health problems he said he had faced for many years. He said he remembered going to the house on Thursday evening, 30 July, but little else, and according to the in.gr report, security cameras recorded two visits by him, one of which had not initially been reported to the authorities.

Forensic findings and the evidence

The forensic examination found internal injuries to the abdomen from a blunt object, probably a hammer or a sledgehammer known as a matsola. According to reports, a complete hammer imprint was identified among the wounds, and the examination concluded that the death resulted from a criminal act. Investigators reviewed witness statements, footage from security cameras in the area, and results from the forensic laboratories, including DNA, fingerprint and biological material analyses. Iefimerida reported that police handed the full case file to the investigating judge on Monday, 2 November, before the warrant was issued. The timeline below sets out the dates reported across the coverage.

What happens next

The son is expected to be brought before the competent prosecutor on Wednesday morning, 4 November, to have the arrest warrant executed. Reports published so far do not disclose the content of the warrant or any formal charges against him. A neighbour speaking to the Φως στο Τούνελ programme described loud voices and a quarrel before the killing that stood out from earlier incidents at the house. The case, which had first looked like a sudden death, is now being handled as a suspected killing within the family.