To the many contradictions the 51-year-old butcher has fallen into, he came to add a crucial confession about the day 31-year-old Babis Koutsikos was killed in Messolonghi.
He confesses that he was with Babis the butcher
In fact, the defendant, who was detained by the police officers, admitted that he had lied to EL.AS. Meanwhile, police investigations continue to find the gun fired by the victim, as it is estimated that it will be a key element in the case. Also, the mobile phone of the victim is being searched as it is estimated that vital information can also be obtained through this device.
“I lied first”
In particular, the butcher, in his lengthy apology, said, “I lied badly at the beginning that I was not with Babis. We were walking in the plains of Evinochori. I turned and left him at the TEI junction”.
– Why did you go to Gleba?
“I didn't know he was missing.”
– Why didn't you take the parents?
“Because I don't think it matters.”
A bullet was found
Today (23/1), ERT reported that a cartridge from a gun was found near where Babis was found dead. The cartridge was of a wild boar, similar to the one the perpetrator shot the victim, and was found this morning a short distance from where Babis was found dead.
This important find, as well as two carbines belonging to the butcher, will be taken to Athens for ballistics testing to determine if the cartridge is related to the killing of the young hunter.
Police investigators have not ruled out the possibility that the culprit used the youth's carbine and threw it away after injuring him.
So tomorrow, in the area of Evangelistria where the murder took place, military minesweepers will arrive with a special machine with a built-in magnet to retrieve metal objects and try to find the victim's carbine or other bullets. The young man possessed the hunter.
Meanwhile, private investigator Giorgos Tsoukalis told MEGA: “I believe that Babis is caught. There is an aroma of a gold rush, there are other issues that need to be investigated. The mother has a notebook with some important notes in it, which speaks volumes. Babis has paid many people, maybe that Not just the butcher's 17,000”.
He was not shot in the back
According to Megha, the accused did not shoot him from behind but in the face and it was most likely because the penetrating wounds were seen.
The first findings of the forensic examination suggest that the body of Babis Koutsikos suffered multiple wounds, because although there was only one shot, each cartridge of the hunting rifle contained small fragments, which were scattered inside the body. The first information indicates that, in this case, there were ten pieces.
The initial assessment of back injuries came as the body was found face down and back injuries were immediately apparent. However, it was later determined that the wounds had an entrance from the front of the body.
Forensic findings
According to his report, the body of the victim, who was found yesterday afternoon in a swampy area east of Messolonghi Pond, had only one shot from a gun, police said from a forensic examination. Patras.
At the same time, according to police, the body was confirmed to be that of Babis Koutsikos, who had been missing since January 4, while physical samples of genetic material were taken during forensic tests.
DNA was ordered from the butcher
Judicial authorities today ordered a DNA sample from a 51-year-old butcher arrested in connection with the murder of Babis Koutsikos in Mesolonghi. – Elderly victim.
As for the butcher who has been temporarily detained after the confession, he has not been transferred to a prison but is detained in a police station because, according to reports, he will be brought back to the Mesolonghi investigator.
The funeral of the ill-fated Babis Koutsikos will take place tomorrow.
