It's shocking the story elderly woman, which, as it faces unbearable financial problems, on Saturday afternoon he went to a store belonging to a well-known supermarket chain in Ilion and stole certain products, placing them inside her personal bag which, according to the OPEN report, cost a total of about 30 to 40 euros. Specifically, she put in her bag meat and cheese.
Store managers they understood the movement that woman's, and despite the pleas of the other supermarket customers for the woman not to go to the caught in the act and that the following actions not be taken at her expense: legal procedures, the store manager was adamant and said, «The instructions I’ve been given are very strict in this case.».
Ο Responsible called them police officers who They brought in the 70-year-old woman the nearest police station. There, the woman noted that proceeded in her the Act as well as faces large financial problems. He claimed that he does not have not at all money and one housing loan under a very generous arrangement, which she pays for with her pension so they won't take her house away.
According to the report of Spyros Frementitis, the police officers were moved from Story of grandmother's and since there were and customers who were offered To cover the how much they wanted to close the topic without To proceed criminal proceedings.
But the pressure from the supermarket chain It was big to get started the police officers Process of lawsuit at her expense woman. Also, the elderly woman's neighbors They contacted the supermarket and asked that the lawsuit be withdrawn the one with the chain replied that «it is the company’s policy not to withdraw lawsuits of this kind.».
Grandmother's neighbor: «She tried to kill herself and says she's going on a hunger strike»
Neighbor the elderly woman's spoke on the OPEN TV show «Ora Ellados» and revealed that the woman attempted to commit suicide. «We almost got hurt last night. He took three blood pressure pills at onceand we took her to the hospital. Grandma is trying to commit suicide Why doesn't he pick up the shame »and she fears that this scandal might reach her sons' ears.".
«I went to the supermarket and them I spoke for the case. I found out where she lives grandmother and I went and found her. She is curled up wrapped in a blanket and not saying a word. I lied to her, telling her I was a lawyer and that I’d come to save her—I’m embarrassed to even say it. I told her that I would I'm doing everything I can to get the supermarket to drop the lawsuit. »Unfortunately, though, I don’t have the money to pay for her lawyer either.”.
Regarding her family grandmother's, the neighbor said she has two sons. «One is unemployed; the other has four children and receives 950 euros, even though she has a large loan.» According to the neighbor, the woman receives a pension of 10,000 euros a year and has to pay 4,500 euros toward her loan, plus another 4,000 because she has a health problem and is undergoing treatment—medication imported from the U.S.—so she can walk.
As the woman pointed out, the grandmother is in shock, took pills, says he'll do strike hunger and that he won't eat never meat. «We’ve got it with sedatives. »She told me, in tears, that a month ago she had sent a letter to a prominent figure in soccer, asking for his help because she had once worked for the team.".
Mayor: We will ask the supermarket to withdraw the lawsuit
From the very beginning, the municipality was informed for the incident and tried To may she not take the path of justice. The chairman of the Ilion Municipal Council, Mr. Charalambopoulos, spoke about the incident on the OPEN TV show. «It’s a sad incident that no one can condone. The woman has never given anyone cause for complaint, and it’s a shame that she reached the point of stealing just to survive.».
The mayor emphasized that there is no record in the minutes of him ever participating in the municipality’s programs designed to help citizens with financial difficulties, such as the food bank, the soup kitchen, or the TEBA, while noting that he most likely does not reside in the municipality. «Regarding the supermarket, he emphasized that we will ask for the lawsuit to be withdrawn, but their policy is not to do so,» he added.
