The actions of the 41-year-old woman accused of lacing her estranged husband’s food with atropine in Peristeri appear to have been premeditated. According to a Star News report, the former wife of the military doctor — and mother of their three-year-old child — allegedly organized her entry into his home with deliberate care, taking steps to ensure she wouldn’t be caught. What she didn’t know was that her husband had already installed hidden security cameras inside the property.
Peristeri: What the 41-year-old told police
Before heading to his home in Peristeri, she reportedly called him on his mobile phone to confirm he wouldn’t be there. According to the report, the alleged exchange went as follows:
Accused: Will you be home? We need to take the child to the doctor.
Doctor: No, I’m at the hospital.
Accused: OK, got it.
Police do not consider it a coincidence that she had the couple’s child with her at the time — the toddler was waiting in the car with her parents.
Her first words to officers upon her arrest were: “I didn’t go inside the house.” When pressed further and informed that there was video footage, she changed her story: “I went to find him so we could take the baby to the doctor. There’s been a misunderstanding.”
Peristeri: The doctor suffered hallucinations due to atropine poisoning
Authorities have taken possession of a small bottle of liquid — an eye drop solution containing 1% atropine — which has been sent to the State Chemistry Laboratory for analysis. Toxicological tests have also been carried out on the doctor. The orthopedic surgeon had previously been hospitalized at a psychiatric clinic. He now believes that the hallucinations he experienced at the time were caused by atropine poisoning.
From suspicious symptoms to the arrest of the 41-year-old
The alleged poisoning of a military doctor by his estranged wife began to unravel after he repeatedly experienced suspicious symptoms following meals. According to his account, the 40-year-old nurse had been attempting to poison him for approximately a year.
Last August, the military doctor went to a grill restaurant with his child and, by his account, experienced strange symptoms once again. A few days later, he returned to the restaurant and asked to review the security footage. What he saw, he claims, was his estranged wife slipping something into his water while he was in the bathroom.
“In August, my child and I went to a grill restaurant for dinner. I experienced strange symptoms again. A few days later, I went back to the taverna and asked to see the surveillance footage. She appeared to be dropping something into my water while I was in the bathroom,” the victim stated.
A restaurant employee confirmed that the doctor had requested to view the security camera footage, adding that he did not retain or receive a copy of the recording.
Determined to gather evidence, the doctor installed security cameras in his home. The footage captured the 40-year-old entering the kitchen wearing gloves, a beanie, and a surgical mask, and using a syringe to add atropine to honey, oats, and spices.
When he watched her movements unfold via a live feed, the doctor rushed home, initially believing a burglary was in progress. The 40-year-old allegedly attempted to flee to a waiting car parked nearby, where her parents and the couple’s three-and-a-half-year-old child were waiting.
Following police intervention, the 40-year-old and her parents were arrested. They were subsequently released under a restraining order prohibiting them from approaching the military doctor within 100 meters.
