Man cleared of suspicion of stabbing wife in Nikaia

Police released a 57-year-old man on Tuesday after clearing him of suspicion of stabbing and injuring his wife at their home in Nikaia, a suburb of Piraeus, on Monday evening.

According to reports, investigators discovered that the man was not present in the house at the time of the incident. Meanwhile, a medical examiner also reportedly determined Tuesday that the woman's stab wounds were self-inflicted.

The suspect was arrested after his wife, also 57, called the police emergency number to report that she had been stabbed by her husband and needed medical assistance.

The woman, who was identified as a Peruvian national, was rushed to hospital and treated for abdominal injuries, which were later ruled to be self-inflicted.

A prosecutor ordered the woman held for further examination because it is unclear why she would accuse her husband of stabbing her.

The 57-year-old has, however, been arrested three times this year alone, as well as in 2022 and 2021, for domestic violence.