The trial over the murder of Jean Hanlon, the British mother whose body was found in Crete harbour 17 years ago, began on Tuesday.
For years, the police insisted the 54-year-old’s death had been an accident, prompting her distraught family to demand a second post-mortem and even hire a private investigator to uncover the truth.
A breakthrough occurred when information written in Jean’s personal diary came to light, leading prosecutors to suspect a 55-year-old ex-partner may be guilty of her murder.
The long-awaited trial opened at the Lassithi Criminal Court in Crete, where, according to Greek newspaper OEMA, the suspect said: ‘I have done nothing. It is a
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