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Shattered Patra Households Face Rebuilding Struggle

Residents of Patra, Greece’s third-largest city, recounted devastation and disarray after wildfires swept into neighborhoods this week, burning homes, farmland and livelihoods. “

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The 19-year-old confessed and allegedly said: "We were drinking beers in a square with a group of people, we used hashish and at some point we said we were going to set fire to it" - The 27-year-old denies all charges: "I don't remember anything, I had drunk a lot of tsipouro"

Two men, aged 19 and 27, who are accused of arson that allegedly caused the large fire in the Sichaina area of Patras, were remanded in custody after their statements before the Patras Investigating Officer. The accused were brought to court shortly after 11 am and, after a long process, their temporary detention was decided. 25-year-old man expected to plead guilty – He denies the charges through his lawyers Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man is expe…

The two defendants, aged 19 and 27, were sentenced to pretrial detention after their plea to the Patras Investigating Officer for arson that caused the fire in the Sychena area of Patras. The defendants… 19-year-old and 27-year-old remanded in custody for the fire in Sychena, Patras - I NAFTEMPORIKI

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The two young men, 19 and 27 years old, who are accused of arson in forest and non-forest areas in series, in succession and as accomplice, were sentenced to pretrial detention with the agreement of the investigator and prosecutor. The case concerns the recent fires in Sychena, Patras, which burned a large area of forest, crops, as well as businesses and houses. The 19-year-old allegedly confessed that he was the one who started the fire and eve…

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