An important statement was made by medical examiner, Gregory Leon about the case with the three dead bodies children the Daskalakis family in Patras.
Specifically, Grigoris Leon shared an excerpt from a forensic medicine book on Facebook, specifically from the chapter on asphyxiation.
«I read in a report: “Extensive necrotic degeneration of liver cells,»« wrote Grigoris Leon, posting a photo from the book, which states, among other things: »These microhemorrhages and extravasations are mainly observed in the various organs described, and their intensity depends on the severity of asphyxia and labored breathing. Under the microscope, the following can be observed: Characteristic features are the presence of vacuoles near the nuclei of liver cells, mainly in prolonged asphyxia.".
