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18 year-old Greek Student Commits Suicide

The suicide of an 18 year-old student has shocked Greece. Greek police authorities found the dead body of the young man in his house, in Volos, central Greece, on Tuesday noon. The Police investigation showed that the 18 year-old student...

Thessaloniki: Three People Dead in Apartment Fire

Three people died on Tuesday, in a fire that broke out in an apartment in the suburb of Kordelio in the northern Greek city Thessaloniki. An elderly couple lived in the small 50 sqm apartment along with their three...

Ioannina: Parents Find Their Son Hanging

A 38-year-old man passed a noose around his neck and committed suicide in his house, in the region Kardamitsia, Ioannina. According to epirusgate, at dawn, his parents went inside their son's house where they found him hanging. Their screams woke...

"Mr. Samaras My Father Killed Himself, What Surplus Are You Talking About?"

A sensational open letter sent by a 19-year old man to Antonis Samaras, is sweeping the Internet. The young man wrote the letter on the occasion of the Prime Minister’s speech at the TIF. As referred in the letter, which...

Elderly Man Kills Self Over Son's Layoff

Another tragic story of how the financial crisis can drive people to despair was revealed in Amorgos. According to naxos-news, a 75-year old man in Amorgos killed himself because his son was fired from ERT. According to the website, the...

Father of Eight Commits Suicide

The suicide of a 48-year old man, father of eight children, has shocked the people of Lefka, Patras. According to preliminary information, the man was found hanged at his home in a social housing region of St. Nikolaos, Lefka. The...

Policeman in Chania Kills Self

The local community of Chania is shocked by the suicide of a 45-year-old policeman of TAE Chania, who turned his service weapon against him. According to information, the police officer, who has a family, shot himself at the Hospital of...

Jilted Man Commits Suicide

The local community of the region of Kalavryta, is shocked by the suicide of a 26- year-old man who was abandoned by his fiancée. According to information on  thebest.gr, the young man from Planitero visited the girl he was...

Dramatic Rise in Suicides in Greece

In the last years, the number of Greeks that commit suicide has risen dramatically. The suicide rate in Greece increased by 26.7 percent in 2011 compared to 2010. The number of suicides reported in 2011 is the highest in...

Crete Μourns Two Suicides On Easter

Two families in Crete were left in mourning for their beloved who decided to put an end to their lives on Easter Sunday. A desperate 34-year-old mother-of-two hanged herself and a 26-year-old young man committed suicide by shooting himself,...