The investigation into the dead infant found inside a suitcase in Kypseli, Athens, enters a new and far more serious phase today, Wednesday, September 2. As the suspects are brought before an examining magistrate to face the initial charges, a new case file charging them with homicide is expected to be handed to the prosecutor before the end of the day — the result of findings from the forensic examination.
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Investigators are now scrutinizing the objects found alongside the infant’s body — particularly the small digging tools discovered inside the suitcase. The case took a dramatic turn following the forensic examination of the remains. According to information available so far, the victim was a baby boy aged approximately 8 to 9 months, on whose back at least ten wounds were found. Sources indicate that these were caused by a sharp object — a finding that led Greek Police (ELAS) to reclassify the investigation as a homicide inquiry.
One of the key questions that remains unanswered is the exact time of the child’s death. The 38-year-old German woman claims the infant died in 2023, but the precise timing of his death has yet to be established.
Kypseli case: the digging tools found inside the suitcase
Particular significance is now being attached to the contents of the pink suitcase in which the dead baby boy was discovered. The infant was wrapped in a red thermal bag and had been kept in a frozen state. On top of the bag, investigators found a garbage bag and wrapping covered in a red substance, which is being tested to determine whether it is blood.
Alongside the body, police also found a small digging tool and a small shovel, as well as a blue blanket and a sexual aid. The presence of digging tools alongside the infant’s remains is one of the elements being examined with particular care. Among the scenarios under investigation is whether there had been a plan to transport and bury the body at a different location.
A separate piece of luggage was found to contain, among other items, seven sexual aids, a black mask, a camera, a laptop computer, and a USB storage device — all of which have been seized as evidence.
The 38-year-old’s version of events: “The baby was ill”
The 38-year-old German woman continues to insist that the infant was her own child and that he was not murdered. According to sources, she has claimed that the baby died in 2023 due to health problems, and that she decided to keep the body in a freezer because she was unable to let go of him for emotional reasons. The 43-year-old suspect’s account is reportedly consistent with hers: he is said to maintain that the child was sick, suffered from intestinal problems and a hernia, and had a fever on the day he died. These claims, however, are now directly contradicted by the forensic findings and will be assessed as part of the new investigation.
What the 38-year-old’s lawyer says
The suspect’s defense attorney, Christos Psarras, has clarified that the charges for which his client is currently being called to answer relate to drugs, and that at the time of his statement, no other felony charge had been formally attributed to her. This is a critical distinction, as the homicide case file represents an entirely new development and is expected to reach the prosecutor later today.
The lawyer also conveyed his client’s claim that her behavior following the child’s death may be linked to a psychiatric condition. He further noted that the 38-year-old is a long-term drug user, though according to her own account, substance use began only after the loss of the child.
Critical questions for the minors to be addressed at the “Children’s House”
A parallel and particularly sensitive strand of the investigation concerns the three minor children in the household — a 15-year-old girl and two boys aged 9 and 12. Their questioning is expected to take place through the specialized procedure of the “Children’s House” (Spiti tou Paidiou), with the assistance of expert child psychologists. Authorities are working to establish what the children know about the infant, about the family’s living conditions, and about what may have been occurring inside the homes where they lived. The 38-year-old claims that all three children are hers, as was the deceased infant. The family relationships are also under investigation.
“We have no explanation for the condition in which the infant was found”
The position of the Greek Police spokesperson, Konstantia Dimoglidou, was telling of the picture authorities have pieced together so far. She noted that none of those arrested has provided an explanation for the state in which the infant was discovered. The family is said to claim that the child was born at a maternity hospital, though no further details have yet been provided to clarify his history.
The focus of the investigation has now shifted to three fundamental questions: who inflicted the wounds on the infant, when and under what circumstances he died, and why his body was kept hidden inside a frozen suitcase. The new homicide case file, expected to reach the prosecutor today, is the document that will determine the next judicial phase of this deeply troubling case.
