Friday, 30 December 2016

Body discovered in burned-out car is believed to be missing Greek ambassador to Brazil

Handout undated picture released the Brazilian presidency showing Greek ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis (C), leaving after presenting his credentials to Brazilian President Michel Temer during a ceremony in Brasilia on May 25, 2016. Amiridis was last seen on the night of December 26, 2016 near Rio de Janeiro while vacationing with his family and has since been missing, police said on December 29. "A case has been opened to investigate the ambassador's disappearance," Rio state police said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / BRAZILIAN PRESIDENCY / Marcos CORREA / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BRAZILIAN PRESIDENCY / MARCOS CORREA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS MARCOS CORREA/AFP/Getty ImagesA charred body discovered in a burned-out car is believed to be that of missing Greek ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis.
Amiridis, 59, disappeared without a trace of Monday when he left a family party and never returned.The ambassador’s wife reported him missing on Wednesday.
According to local television station Globo TV, she and a police officer she was romantically involved with are suspects in what is now being treated as a murder case.
However, police, Rio de Janeiro state security officials and Greek officials have refused to comment.Images of the burned-out white vehicle at the bottom of a hill n the Nova Iguacu neighhourhood, have been circulating online.It is alleged that the number plate on the car matches that of Amiridis’ rental vehicle.
He is believed to have been murdered at his home, where blood was found on a sofa.

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