New details about what happened in the final hours before Giorgos Mazonakis’s death have emerged from security camera footage in the possession of the Hellenic Police, as the recorded time of the singer’s arrival at the clinic of Ilias Theodoropoulos and Ioanna Gaka appears to contradict a crucial part of the two doctors’ initial claims.
The two doctors, at whose private clinic the singer drew his last breath, were arrested and charged with manslaughter. The officers handling the case are expected to contact the prosecutor in charge, in order to provide him with a detailed account of the evidence gathered and to receive instructions on next steps.
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According to the evidence gathered by the police, George Mazonakis entered the clinic shortly after 1:00 p.m., and not after 4:00 p.m., as the doctors reportedly claimed in their initial statements.
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This discrepancy of approximately three hours is now under close scrutiny by the Athens Security Police, as investigators attempt to piece together, minute by minute, what happened from the moment the singer walked through the clinic’s door until he went into cardiac arrest and was transported to the hospital.
Was the hemodialysis machine running?
The footage from the cameras is considered particularly important, as it may be linked to the finding by the Greek FBI during its investigation at the clinic that the plasma exchange machine had already begun the procedure. The fact that the machine was in operation was reportedly confirmed by one of the paramedics who rushed to the Kolonaki clinic to provide first aid to Giorgos Mazonakis.
This finding is crucial to the case, as the Hellenic Police is now carefully examining which medical procedure was followed, how far it had progressed, who was present, and what actions were taken before and after the singer collapsed. This contradicts what the doctor claimed yesterday—namely, that the medical procedure had not begun and that everything happened while intravenous catheters were being inserted into Mazonakis.
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Two plasma exchange machines were found in the clinic during the investigation. This fact has taken on particular significance following statements by the Athens Medical Association that the facility in question was licensed as a pathology clinic and that the installation and usesuch equipment.
Police officers have already consulted a specialist hematologist to gain a clear understanding of how plasmapheresis is performed, the necessary requirements, and the procedures that must be followed. It should be noted that a team from the Hellenic Police’s Special Investigation Unit (DEE) visited the private clinic, where a large amount of digital evidence was seized.
Earlier, the Hellenic Police conducted a search of the couple’s home in Psychiko.
Finally, the folk singer had a bandage on his head. According to statements made by both the doctor and the employee, he told them: “I felt dizzy and fell down the stairs as I was leaving the house.”
The DEE task force will examine all digital evidence to determine whether anyone attempted to destroy evidence following Mazonakis’s death.
Officers from the Greek “FBI”
took four folders and a bag of evidence from the clinic in Kolonaki. It should be noted that officers from the Greek “FBI” left the private clinic on Karneadou Street shortly before 4:00 p.m., in Kolonaki, where Giorgos Mazonakis lost his life, carrying four large folders and a bag full of evidence
The collected material was loaded into Hellenic Police vehicles parked outside the building and is to be transported to the relevant agencies and laboratories to be examined as part of the investigation into the clinic’s operating conditions.
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The main focus of the investigation is to determine whether the clinic had all the required licenses, whether its equipment met legal requirements, and whether any violations have been identified that could lead to criminal charges.
An official from the Criminal Investigations Directorate also visited the clinic.
Source: Protothema.gr
