Based on data available since the beginning of 2021, when the first death was registered, investigations into the deaths of four children from Achaia and Ilia began, by order of the head of the Patras Public Prosecutor’s Office, to carry out an urgent preliminary examination. .
As part of the judicial investigation, it is expected to examine the evidence contained in the files presented by the police departments of Achaia, Ilia and Athens, as well as the conclusions of the forensic examinations.
It is also expected that statements will be received from relatives of the deceased children, as well as from people in the friendly environment of the children’s families.
The chronicle of deaths
On February 4, 2021 the Children’s Hospital “Karamandanio” in Patras informed the city’s 3rd Police Station about the sudden death of a child born on July 22, 2020. According to the conclusion of the expert examination, the cause of death was infantile interstitial pneumonitis.
On June 19, 2022 the death of a second child was confirmed at the Kato Achaia Health Center. According to the medical examination, his death was caused by infantile interstitial pneumonitis.
On October 17, 2023 died in the Children’s Hospital “Agia Sophia” in Athens, the third child, born from “Karamandanium” a month earlier. According to the expert examination report, the child had a pathological history of epilepsy.
On August 5, 2024, the death of a fourth child was confirmed at Amaliada hospital. The cause of the child’s death remains undetermined and the results of toxicological tests are awaited.