Greek officer sentenced to life for boy's murder
Published:Monday | October 11, 2010 | 11:48 AM
A Greek policeman has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a schoolboy in 2008.
The murder had sparked mass unrest.
A court in the town of Amfissa convicted 38-year-old Epaminondas Korkoneas of intentionally killing 15-year-old Alexandros Gri-goro-poulos.
He was shot dead on December 6, 2008 in the Athens neighbourhood of Exarchia.
The policeman’s patrol partner was given a 10-year jail sentence for complicity.
The verdict from a panel of judges and jurors was 4-3 in favour of convicting the policeman for intentionally shooting the schoolboy.