The report by the Observatory for Violence Against Women in Crete – WOMEN’S WATCH indicates a 47% increase in cases of violence against women in Crete compared to the previous year
The initiative comes amid continuing public debate and intense media scrutiny of several instances of particularly egregious cases of domestic violence over the recent period
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The woman was approximately 40 years of age and reports say a knife was found next to her dead body
The press representative of the Greek police, Konstantina Dimoglidou, said that another 488 complaints of domestic abuse were filed over the Greek Orthodox Easter week
The repeated there was no cover up of the Tempi train crash
The Citizen Protection Minister addressed 2,500 police officers via teleconference
The murder of 28-year-old woman also generated a firestorm of criticism of law enforcement’s mishandling of the victim’s pleas for help and the failure of police officers to discern the danger she was in from an ex-boyfriend turned dangerous stalker
The increases in not only violent crime, but also petty crime amongst minors, have prompted the launch of a call center and application