New evidence is coming to light about the murder of a 39-year-old woman by her 41-year-old husband inside their home, in the center of Kalamatain the early hours of Monday.
The crime, where committed with a knife it was revealed a little while later, when neighbors heard the voices of the woman, who was calling for helpand notified the Police.
It was at the couple’s home that the tragedy unfolded they were in the next room their two sleeping children.
Neighbors of the couple who heard the victim’s heartbreaking cries are shocked, while a friend of the 39-year-old said she was unaware there were issues between them.
The timeline of the murder
According to information, shortly before 02:00 in the morning, EL.AS. received telephone complaints from citizens about female voices calling for help from a 2nd floor apartment of an apartment building located on Vasileos Olgas and Kanaris streets.
Police immediately rushed to the scene, and upon their arrival found other residents of the apartment building outside the apartment.
According to the same information, they repeated that a little earlier female voices were heard, which had now stopped, while no one answered their knocks on the door.
As soon as the police arrived at the apartment, they found themselves in front of 41 year old husband who when he opened the door was covered in blood, while his 39-year-old wife was found dead in their bedroom.
According to a police announcement, the 41-year-old man was arrested and confessed to his act.
The husband was charged with manslaughter, domestic violence and weapons violations.
Of particular concern is the fact that the couple’s two minor children, aged 10 and 6, were inside the house.
The children were transferred to the Pediatric Clinic of the Kalamata Hospital, where they are provided with the necessary care and psychological support.
The perpetrator of the murder throws them at the 39-year-old
According to police sources, the self-confessed perpetrator of the brutal killer allegedly claimed during his testimony that he suspected that his 39-year-old wife was having an extramarital affair, but it has not been proven that this was true.
At the same time, he presented his own version of the circumstances of the crime, blaming the victim for the brutal murder.
Specifically, he claimed he woke up to find her standing over his head holding a knife. As he reported, a struggle ensued between them, during which he managed to wrest the knife from her and then killed her.
“I woke up and saw her overhead holding a knife. We fought, I managed to grab the knife from her and killed her”, were reportedly the 41-year-old’s first words to the police. It should be noted that after the man killed his wife, he placed the knife in her hands.
At the same time, the 41-year-old also allegedly stated that the couple had frequent and intense fights.
The announcement of the Police on the homicide in Messinia
A 41-year-old citizen was arrested, today (1.6.2026) in the early hours of the morning, in Kalamata, by police officers of the Kalamata Prosecution and Crime Investigation Sub-Directorate, in cooperation with police officers of the Kalamata Traffic Department, against whom a case file was filed for intentional homicide, domestic violence and violation of weapons legislation.
In particular, today and in the early hours of the morning, above police officers, following complaints, rushed to a house, where a 39-year-old citizen was found inside, unconscious, with injuries from a sharp object (knife).
Her 41-year-old husband was in the said house, who was brought in and arrested, as he confessed to his act, while the above knife was confiscated.
The arrested person will be taken to the Prosecutor of First Instance of Messinia, while the preliminary investigation is carried out by the Directorate of Prosecution and Investigation of Crimes of Kalamata, to investigate the exact circumstances of the commission of the criminal act.
