Irini Mourtzoukou is spending her second day at Korydallos prison, with the young woman going through difficult hours, according to Star information. The 25-year-old appears to be beginning to realize the magnitude of her situation, as she is expected to serve many years behind bars.
During the day, her lawyer is expected to meet with her, as he is the only visitor she is currently allowed to have.
As is standard in similar cases, Irini Mourtzoukou is under constant surveillance for security reasons, which is common practice for inmates requiring special handling.
Irini Mourtzoukou: What she said in her defense
Irini Mourtzoukou’s goal now, as stated in her defense memorandum, is to be placed in a psychiatric institution.
“(…) the measure of my hospitalization in a psychiatric care institution should be imposed on me until the issuance of a final decision, as the most appropriate measure, through which my presence in the courtroom is ensured as well as the prevention of new crimes by me. On the contrary, imposing on me the measure of temporary detention in a typical detention facility may cause multiple problems (…)”.
In her defense memorandum, Irini Mourtzoukou did not change much from what she had already confessed at police headquarters about the murders of the four children, as reported by Mega.
She blamed her mother who, she said, never supported her. This problematic relationship led her, as she claimed, to commit the crime, yet she would call her mother after each murder.
“The only thing that interested my mother was money and her romantic partners. She forced me to beg in churches to bring her money, she forced me into prostitution from the age of 15 with both Greeks and foreigners (both alone and in group sex situations), so she could collect money”.
Cynically, she declared that she loved the children she murdered with her own hands and claimed her “mind was clouded.” The 25-year-old denied any involvement in Panagiotakis’ death last August and blamed his mother.
According to information, forensic doctors Karoukis, Kalyva and Kalogrias in their expected report on Panagiotakis see “external factors”.
