A trap using a fake profile of an alleged minor was set by two young people targeting a 30-year-old man on Wednesday afternoon (21/1) in the Evosmos area of Thessaloniki. The two individuals “trapped” the 30-year-old with an appointment via social media, using a fake profile containing the details of a 13-year-old girl, according to thestival.gr.
A 23-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were arrested as perpetrators of the attack, with the appointment arranged by the former, who had also created the fake profile. The meeting was scheduled for yesterday afternoon in the Evosmos area.
Thessaloniki: They attacked him with verbal abuse and threats – 30-year-old hospitalized
According to police, when the 23-year-old and 20-year-old met with the 30-year-old, they attacked him with verbal abuse and threats as well as using a sharp object. The 30-year-old fought back by pushing them, resulting in him being wounded by the knife on his hand and the perpetrators falling to the pavement. He then fled, abandoning his electric scooter at the scene, which the arrested individuals took after his departure.
The attack victim was taken to Papanikolaou Hospital for first aid. Shortly after, the 23-year-old was located by officers from the Thessaloniki Immediate Action Directorate and arrested. Following further investigation by officers from the Kordelio-Evosmos Crime Investigation and Detection Department, the 20-year-old woman’s identity was established. After being sought, she presented herself to the aforementioned Service, returning the electric scooter.
Criminal charges were filed against the two arrested individuals for dangerous bodily harm, threats, insult, embezzlement by complicity, and violation of weapons law. The arrested persons will be brought before the competent prosecutor.
“I had a relationship that fell victim to such a person”
“All I can tell you is that for now we are safe. The other person didn’t appear in court. We didn’t put the knife to his throat either. Whoever pulled out the knife, I won’t say who or what, it came out and the person who was injured got hurt because he grabbed the blade with his hand. I had a relationship some years ago that fell victim to such a person. And you understand that with the personal trauma I had from that relationship, I couldn’t just let it go,” one of the vigilantes tells “Live News.”
