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Alex, was an 11-year old boy from Veria, Greece who disappeared on February 3, 2006. On June 3, 2006, the Greek press reported that five children aged between 12 and 13 years admitted to having hit and killed the 11-year-old, only to bury his body in the open space of a private building that was ready to be demolished. The murder was the first known case of a child's murder by teenagers in the crime history of Greece.
According to what is known, on February 3, Alex had not come home after going out in a basketball field to play with some of his friends. His parents started asking around and later reported him missing. The five children he was playing with pleaded that they did not know anything at the time. Four months later, and after tips from kids attending the same school as Alex, the police called the children back in for questioning, one at a time, and compared their alibis. The children each told different stories, so the police continued questioning them. Finally, the children individually confirmed the place where they had buried the body of Alex. Since then, investigators are still looking for the body.
During the show, one of the five boys from this gang broke his silence and spoke to the host Angeliki Nikolouli and gave new insight to this sensational murder case.
The show also featured a video with Alex's mother Natela who went to the Rapsomaniki cemetery (which is located outside of Veria), while at the same time revealed unknown details about the case that were not known until today. The show followed her every step and there was even some scenes of how the police, the local prosecution , the Church and even how some town authorities made it difficult for her to receive permission to remove the body that was discovered for DNA testing.
If you have been following the story, then you know that the case of Alex was brought to light by Angeliki Nikolouli. The hostess of the show even testified to the Special Magistrate Appeals in Thessaloniki about the case, and at the trial that followed. The children involved in the case were convicted, as were their parents and guardians.
How the body was found
A couple of weeks ago, Merkourios Kinigos was preparing a burial at the village Rapsomaniki Imathia. The village is located very near the town of Veria where Alex was scene last. As he began digging, he discovered the skeleton of a young child without any clothing about half a meter below the surface. On the show he told Nikolouli that he immediately became alarmed and informed the ecclesiastical commissioner, but he refrained from going to the police. He then took the initiative and buried the bones elsewhere in the cemetery. Immediately the news reached the mother, and together with her husband she rushed to the cemetery. Following a series of endless meetings with local authorities, her request to remove the body for DNA testing was finally accepted. She is now waiting anxiously for the results.
All these years Natela never stopped searching for her missing son. As she was surfing the web one day she discovered an anonymous comment on a website claiming that Alex’s body was buried in the same cemetery.
The First Instance Court of Veria awarded Natela 150,000 Euros in compensation for the pain and suffering she endured after losing her only son.
Source - Fos Sto Tunnel
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