„Miss, the patrol car is not a taxi” – this is the answer Kyriaki Mane gets shortly before she is killed by her ex-boyfriend. The young woman sought help from law enforcement in a suburb of Athens after receiving threats, bTV reported.
She goes to the police station to file a complaint that she was stalked. She asked the police to escort her to her home, but was refused. “Patrol cars do not provide taxi service,” law enforcement officials tell her.
Shortly after leaving the police station on Monday night, she was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend, against whom she filed the complaint. The funeral of 28-year-old Kiriaki Griva took place on Thursday, Kathimerini reports.
Police inaction has sparked widespread discontent in Greece and calls for change. The leadership of the Greek police announced that "safe houses" will be provided to accommodate victims of domestic violence or those who have filed complaints.
Students from the Athens School of Music held a musical protest on Friday in front of the police station where they escorted 28-year-old Kyriaki Griva before she was killed. The students performed songs they created about the murder. Several children had painted their palms with red paint and held them high in memory of the fifth woman who became a victim of domestic violence since the beginning of 2024. According to official figures from Greece's Ministry of the Interior, cases of domestic violence have doubled since 2020. this way.