A couple accused of killing a 7-year-old child are escorted by police officers as they leave the prosecutors office, in Athens, Greece, February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Costas Baltas
ATHENS (Reuters) - A mother and her partner have been arrested in Greece over the killing of her seven-year-old son by suffocation five years ago and an investigating judge on Tuesday charged them with manslaughter, state ERT TV reported.
The killing of the boy, identified only as Andreas, who police said was abused and suffocated after his mouth was sealed with insulation tape, is one of the most shocking cases of child abuse to surface in Greece in recent years.
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