The parents’ attorney in the Kypseli case, Christos Psarras, speaking to ERT News. Discussing the case, the attorney argued that while the parents admit they did not adequately fulfill their parental duties, they categorically reject the charge of murder.
“It’s one thing to be a bad father or a bad mother, and quite another to be the murderer of an infant,” he said. As he explained, his clients maintain that the child died of natural causes and that they tried to revive him, to no avail. Subsequently, according to the defense, they did not leave the child’s body.
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Mr. Psaras also referred to the forensic report included in the case file, noting that its findings lead to a specific conclusion, which the parents dispute. For this reason, as he stated, they wish to have a technical consultant appointed to comment on the findings.
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At the same time, the defense attorney raised the issue of the parents’ mental state, noting that they should be evaluated by a psychiatrist and a psychologist. As he noted, there are other health issues that may affect their behavior and their ability to adapt to their social environment.
The court ruling regarding the children
The attorney also confirmed that there had previously been a court ruling that reprimanded the parents for the way they were fulfilling their parental duties.
As he explained, it was stipulated that after one year had passed, they would return before a judge to review the progress of the ruling’s implementation. However, according to him, the new incidents occurred before there was time to determine whether the ruling had been complied with.
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The family’s children, according to the defense attorney, are now “in a safe place under the protection of the state.”
“There was a leak of the DNA results”
Mr. Psaras raised, finally, the issue of a leak regarding the DNA test results, expressing his confusion as to how personal data related to tests conducted at a public hospital ended up being made public.
“There must be those held accountable for this,” he said, arguing that, beyond the parents’ responsibility, the response of government agencies to the complaints that had preceded the incident should also be examined.
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The defense attorney argued that the case raises questions not only about the parents’ responsibility but also about whether the relevant agencies had intervened in a timely manner, since, as was pointed out during the hearing, the children had previously been taken to the Children’s Hospital, and there had been reports of problems in the family environment.
Source: Proto Thema
