He pleaded guilty today at the Courthouse. Trikala the 18-year-old who confessed to killing his 54-year-old mother, strangling her with a towel, as confirmed by the forensic report.

After a marathon defense, he was deemed worthy of pretrial detention, with the unanimous opinion of the investigator and prosecutor.

At the same time, in a statement to trikalavoice.gr, his defense attorneys insist on conducting psychiatric expertise.

From all the data in the case, the imperative need to conduct a psychiatric examination of the accused at a Public Psychiatric Facility emerged in accordance with article 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the defense believes that this request will be fully satisfied, so that the real causes and facts of this tragic case can be highlighted and illuminated on their correct basis.

It is recalled that the incident took place in the Flamoulaki area of the Municipality of Trikala, with the perpetrator being arrested without resistance, after he had called the Police confessing to his act.