The family of an Irish student electrocuted while taking a shower on holiday in Greece could take legal action.
Alex McKee, 17, collapsed on Sunday last week on the Aegean Sea island of Kimolos.
Police said there had been a ‘wiring fault’ with the shower and that Alex, from Cork city, had died instantly.
But it has since emerged the mayor of Kimolos, Konstantinos Vendouris, signed off on the property’s electrical installation certificate in 2024 while working as an electrician.
Stelios Voudouris, the McKee family’s lawyer, said the mayor faced ‘huge criminal responsibility’ as he signalled Alex’s parents would press charges.
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