What exactly the perpetrator of the vitriol attack on the Ioanna Paliospyrou, is not yet clear. It was, however, enough to enrage the victim's family, resulting in great tension in the courtroom and Joanna's brother leaving the courtroom.
The shocking testimony of Ioanna Paliospyrou began shortly after 10:00, with the accused not looking her in the eye for a moment. After describing the dramatic moments after the vitriol attack in Kallithea, in May 2020, that “I felt my face burning, melting” and that in the hospital “I thought to end my life”, the victim was asked a question by her lawyer, Apostolos Lytras. And that's how it all started.
«Did the defendant say anything to you today?» asked Apostolos Lytras, for Ioanna Paliospyrou to answer: «No. She looked me in the eyes as she did that day...».
Then, the defendant made a low-voiced comment that caused Joanna's family to explode in anger.
«Shut up, you little bitch, you're gonna talk! Snake, you snake, you talk. F@@@@ the @@@@!» the victim's brother began to shout, out of his mind, while Joanna's mother cried out: «Bitch, scum of the earth! You've torn us apart»…
Escorted by police officers, Joanna's brother briefly left the courtroom to calm down, while her mother sat in her seat...
Again «confronted» 16 months after the murderous vitriol attack
Ioanna's testimony essentially «opened» the hearing for the vitriol attack she received on May 20, 2020 in Kallithea.
A few minutes after Joanna's arrival and while few expected this to happen, and the woman who changed her life forever arrived in court. He entered the courtroom just before the victim began his testimony. He never looked Joanna in the eye for a moment. He only looked straight ahead or down.
«Don't feel bad if you get emotional, it's okay, it's human», both her mother and one of her lawyers, Nikos Alexandris, said to Ioanna, when the accused entered the courtroom.
