The 72-year-old mother of Afroditi Nestora has died following an arson attack on their home in Thessaloniki. She had been hospitalized on a ventilator in critical condition with severe and extensive burns in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Thessaloniki’s “Hippokration” General Hospital, where doctors fought desperately to save her life — ultimately without success.
Afroditi Nestora: The official medical bulletin on her mother’s death
According to the hospital administration’s official medical bulletin: “Today, July 1, 2026, at 5:53 a.m., Ms. Vagia Nestora, aged 72, was admitted in critical condition to the Emergency Department of Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki. She was immediately intubated and transferred to the Adult ICU. She was treated for extensive burns covering 80% of her body surface area, along with multi-organ failure in an extremely severe condition, and passed away at 6:50 p.m. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family and loved ones.”
Update on the condition of the other victims
Doctors at Hippokration Hospital also released a separate medical bulletin regarding the other victims injured in the arson attack.
“Today, July 1, 2026, between 5:53 a.m. and 6:44 a.m., several individuals were brought by ambulance to the Emergency Department of Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki following a reported arson attack in the ground-floor parking area of their residential building.
Mr. Panagiotis Nestoras was treated in the Emergency Department for symptoms of severe shortness of breath, coughing, and acute throat pain. His condition is of moderate severity, with mild vocal cord edema due to smoke inhalation, with no involvement of the lower respiratory tract. He is currently hospitalized in stable condition in the Pulmonology Department. His condition gives no cause for concern and he is expected to be discharged shortly.
Additionally, two other residents of the same apartment building, Ms. E.P. and Mr. G.P., were also treated in the Emergency Department. First aid was provided by pulmonologists, and both are expected to be discharged shortly from the Pulmonology Department.
The medical and nursing teams of our hospital remain on high alert and continue to closely monitor the above patients.”
