Vitriol attack: Prosecutor seeks conviction of defendant for attempted murder

To find the defendant guilty in the case of vitriol attack, for attempted murder with intent, requested by Prosecutor of the Mixed Jury Court, Char. Markantonakis.

The prosecutor concluded his speech by saying:

«The claim of grievous bodily harm is rejected. It follows that she definitely considered the death of the victim a possibility and approved of it. I propose that she be found guilty of attempted murder with possible malice aforethought and in a calm state of mind. She asked for a fair trial and a second chance. She was given the opportunity to defend herself before the investigator, to defend herself before us for an act she committed and confessed to. However, she never gave Ioanna that opportunity. She condemned her to a life of climbing a Golgotha every day.’.

«The one minute that changed her whole life»

With this proposal, prosecutor Char. Mastorantakis, before the Mixed Jury Court, referred to the day of the attack, the day, as he said, «when Ioanna's life would change forever, nothing would ever be the same again for her and her family.».

In the prosecutor's proposal, which sought to find her guilty, Efi Kakaranjoula For attempted murder with possible intent, the defendant went to the office building on Thiseos Street, holding a bottle with a wide mouth where had transfused at least 1 liter—as it turned out—at a high concentration. «The defendant, acting like the best predator in nature, climbed 17 steps and stood in front of the stooped victim, who sensed a presence and looked up,» he described and emphasized:

«With composure and determination, driven by base motives, with hostile and vindictive moral pettiness and possessed by murderous egoism, He doused the victim with the lethal chemical, aiming mainly at her face, and ran away.».

In fact, referring to the fabrics that had begun to stick to Ioanna Paliospyrou's body, the prosecutor showed the jury photographs of her corroded clothes, saying: «I have never seen such a sight, not even in rags.».

As for the previous day, when Effie Kakaranjoula had tried again to attack Ioanna Paliospyrou, she said the following:

«On the day before the attack, the defendant went there prepared to throw the acid. To this end, she changed her appearance and chose to dress heavily so as not to come into contact with the liquid. However, for reasons that have not been ascertained and are unrelated to the actions of the defendant, he did not attack Ioanna. I believe that the uncharacteristic claims that he reconsidered are untrue.. After all, she returned to work and requested a single day's leave from her employer for the following day. She never considered backing out of the act; she simply did not consider carrying it out on that particular day.

The damage caused by Ioanna

Char. Mastorantakis spoke of the permanent damage suffered by Ioanna, commenting: «I don't remember which ones to list first among the many we heard about.».

Citing the statements made by the surgeons in court, he also said that the victim could have died for five reasons. Among other things, he pointed out that, If she had inhaled the liquid, her lungs would have been destroyed, and if she had swallowed just 10 ml «and we're talking about a liter here,» her esophagus would have been corroded, again causing death.

«Ioanna avoided danger for reasons unrelated to the actions of the accused. However, the damage caused is permanent», he pointed out.

Concluding his speech, the prosecutor emphasized: «All the elements constituting attempted murder with intent, with malice aforethought in a calm state of mind, are present. She did not dismiss the thought from her mind. She was able to predict and predicted the possibility of the victim's death. The choice of weapon, the amount of liquid, the proximity and force of the attack, and the fact that nothing in 2019 had deterred her because she wanted to kill Ioanna at all costs, all support the version of the defendant's murderous intent. the proximity and force of the attack, but also the fact that nothing since 2019 had deterred her because she wanted to kill Ioanna at all costs. Finally, the methodical nature of her plan, her systematic surveillance, and her rehearsal of the attack.

Hatred led to a plan of extermination

Earlier, after analyzing the articles of the Penal Code relating to the vitriol attack case, the prosecutor referred to the facts of the case:

Regarding the relationship between the defendant and the victim with the 40-year-old man, she stated that the defendant had a casual relationship with him and when he sent a friend request to Ioanna, she «tried to help and advise her with dignity and respect. In fact, she sent her a photo and her conversation with Nontas Oikonomou.

The defendant, who had never stopped worrying, sent messages to the victim about the matter. She asked her, «What are you doing with this man?» Ioanna responded politely. However, Nondas Economou did not give up and sent another message to Ioanna.

According to the prosecutor, «nothing in the case file indicates that the victim maintained contact with Oikonomou, contrary to what the defendant believes to this day. «I believe that there was something between them,» she said in her defense. The defendant was never convinced by Ioanna and, at least since June 2019, developed feelings of hostility and hatred, believing that the latter had deceived and betrayed her by believing, according to her, that her romantic partner was having an affair with Ioanna. She began to devise a plan to kill her in the best way possible with vitriol, and for this reason she put the victim under surveillance.