A tragedy with a double suicide took place in Zografou suburb of Athens in the early morning hours of Thursday. A couple, both 49 years old, jumped from their home balcony on the 3rd floor of a residential building and crashed on the street where they both died on the spot.
The bodies were found around 2:30 in the morning by a passerby who alerted the police. Officers, an ambulance and a forensic examiner rushed to the scene.
Initial autopsy showed that the injuries the couple suffered were consistent with the fall from a big height.
The woman’s father, who lives a floor below the couple, told police that the couple had been suffering from serious psychological issues and that his daughter was schizophrenic.
The couple leaves behind no children.
Police continues the investigation.