Arrest in Saronida

Police from the Saronikos police station arrested a 44-year-old foreign national in Saronida around midday on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. He was sought on a warrant for intentional homicide committed as a co-perpetrator. The Hellenic Police (ELAS) said officers tracked him down during a search connected to a domestic violence complaint, a case that falls under the in-flagrante procedure for breaches of the domestic violence law. Kathimerini identifies him as Albanian. At the station, officers checked his details and found the outstanding warrant.

The domestic violence complaint

The search started with a complaint filed on 19 October by a woman in Saronida whom Kathimerini describes as the man's former partner. Iefimerida reports that she alleges he tried to enter her home at 21:00 that evening by breaking a shutter, though not the balcony door. Kathimerini adds that she also reported an earlier incident from August 2026 involving bodily harm, threats and insults. The next day, Tuesday, police found him outside his home in Saronida. Officers also established that he lacked the documents needed to stay legally in Greece.

The 2003 killing and the warrant

Police say that in November 2003 in Anavyssos, the man, together with other people, attacked a fellow national with wood, knives and axes, causing fatal injuries. The reports describe his part in the attack as alleged, and the victim is not identified. The warrant surfaced when officers checked his details at the station. Iefimerida dates the warrant to 2004, while the other reports tie it to the November 2003 attack, so the warrant date is the one point where the accounts differ.

Court steps and custody

On Wednesday, 21 October, he was brought before an investigating judge. On Thursday, 22 October, he was taken to the Athens Court of Appeals prosecutor's office, and a detention order was issued that sent him to Korydallos prison. He is accused under the warrant, not convicted. The reports do not describe any plea or trial date.