Written testimony that the 25-year-old main suspect in the disappearance of 31-year-old Angelos Perikleous killed the missing man was secured by the Police, who are now also investigating the crime of premeditated murder. In the morning, the 25-year-old's detention order was renewed for another 8 days.
As reported in court, by the investigator of the case, the 71-year-old uncle of the suspect, who was also arrested and is in custody, stated in his written testimony yesterday that his nephew woke him up on April 21 and at gunpoint forced him to move to the shooting range in Paliometochos, to burn the vehicle in which Pericles was traveling.
The 71-year-old also reportedly said that the 25-year-old revealed to him that he had previously killed Perikleus with a pistol and then buried him, giving several details regarding his actions, what took place before and after the vehicle was set on fire and how the his nephew destroyed evidence.
Therefore, the 25-year-old was re-arrested with new offenses pending against him, in addition to kidnapping with intent to kill and arson of a vehicle, namely, premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit a felony, illegal possession of a handgun and illegal possession and transportation of spheres.
As it was also mentioned in court, both the 71-year-old and a 38-year-old, who was also arrested and is in custody - as he had mediated for the vehicles in which the 25-year-old was trafficked and allegedly participated in the arson of one of the vehicles - indicated places visited along with the prime suspect.
The Police also secured additional testimony that the 25-year-old told another person that he would kill Perikleus, as they had personal and financial differences, with the police investigator recalling that the suspect had recently reported that, on two different occasions, he had been attacked by the 31-year-old, while in one of them he robbed him, taking a watch worth 40 thousand euros and a sum of money of 110 thousand euros.
In addition, the Police found evidence, such as half-burnt clothes, similar to those worn by the suspect between April 20 and 21, and obtained testimony that he had recently purchased ropes, a chainsaw, gloves, a shovel, duct tape, and other materials from a department store.
Despite the searches that have been carried out so far in various places, mainly in the area of Zygiou and Tochnis, where the 31-year-old's mobile phone signal was last emitted, it has not been possible to locate any trace of him.
The 25-year-old, who continues not to answer the questions of the police investigators, was again placed under 8-day personal detention, with the defense not objecting to the request of the Police.
Today he issued the detention order for a 50-year-old and a 36-year-old, who are expected to be released, pending an opinion from the Legal Service, as well as the 59-year-old mother of the 25-year-old, who is expected to be accused in writing of complicity after committing a felony.
Source: Sigmalive