Some areas, locals say, are too dangerous to visit at night
Greece's
faltering economy has put many people out of work and cut support for
illegal immigrants. Now Greeks are facing a rise in crime their police
seem unable to stop.
It probably never occurred to Niki Yanakopoulou that she
might be in danger as she let herself into her central Athens apartment
building in the middle of the day.
The 75-year-old had just been to the bank and police say the
man who followed her home most likely chose her at random, hoping she
would be carrying her pension.
He entered the building behind her and hit her on the back of the head with a metal pipe before stealing her purse.
Her son found her lying in a pool of blood in the hallway outside her flat but by then it was too late to save her life.