Weird, Wild & Wacky

A dispute over land appears to have led an 85-year-old man to shoot dead his 80-year-old neighbor on the island of Salamina, near Piraeus, yesterday before he suffered a heart attack and died.

The neighbors had been in a dispute for some time about who owned a tiny piece of land between their two plots. An argument flared when the 80-year-old grandmother began taking down a fence that her neighbor had put up around the disputed section.

The 85-year-old argued with her and then went into his house to get his hunting rifle. He returned and shot his neighbor in the chest, according to police.

The pensioner then lost consciousness and collapsed. He was taken to the local hospital after neighbors called the authorities but was declared dead from heart failure. Neither of the pensioners was named.
eKathimerini

A retired Japanese diplomat and his Greek wife appeared before an examining magistrate Monday on charges of killing their daughter in their Greek island home.

Masami Tanida, 77, and his wife Maria, 67, were given 24 hours to prepare their defense.

The couple were arrested Saturday and charged by a prosecutor on the island of Evia with murdering their daughter, Amphithea, 36. Both suspects remain in police custody and deny the charges.

Masami Tanida served as Japan's ambassador to the Vatican, among other postings. Tanida settled in Amarynthos with his wife after retiring from the diplomatic service.
iht.com