devilsadvocate
08-06-2009, 08:27 PM
Let me be clear that this is one version of the events, so there may be more to it than reported here, but if accurate I say "you go girl".
By Paul Anast in Athens
Published: 7:11PM BST 06 Aug 2009
The unidentified woman from the fiercely proud island of Crete won herself even more praise by doing the right legal thing – turning herself over to police and the courts to be put on trial for what she claimed was her "right to self-defence".
She will face a magistrate on Friday to see if the case will go to court.
She is currently facing an investigating magistrate on charges of causing bodily injuries to the Briton and of endangering private property.
The Briton himself, whose name is expected to be released later, is currently in a private clinic in Heraklion, the capital of Crete island, being treated for second degree burns to his testicles and penis.
According to a police statement issued last night the incident occurred at a club in the notorious coastal resort of Mallia, which is dominated by young Britons seeking all-night revelry.
It alleged the Briton took down his trousers and started waving his genitals at a number of girls. He then specifically "forcefully fondled" the 26-year old Greek woman, asking her to take hold of his genitals.
After asking him to stop harassing her, the police said, she poured the alcoholic drink Sabucco on his genitals (an Italian brand type of Greek ouzo or French Pernod drink).
This again allegedly failed to stop his advances, so the woman seized a lighter and set fire to the alcohol-drenched genitals, local press reports said.
The charges were levelled after reports claimed that the assailant's genitals suffered considerable damage, requiring that he remain in a private clinic in Mallia. Travel operator sources at Mallia said his treatment is being covered by his travel insurance. The name of the clinic is not being disclosed and is under discreet police guard, police sources said.
However, the magistrate and prosecutor also unanimously agreed to set the woman free pending trial, an indication that they accepted her argument that she "acted in justified self-defence".
A small crowd of bystanders outside the Heraklion hospital applauded and shouted "bravo, bravo", as she was rushed away under police escort.
Legal counsel for the woman said that at Friday's hearing the court may either issue an immediate verdict or else might postpone for a future date. This will depend on reported plans by the woman's lawyers to also take legal action against the Briton, as soon as he recovers.
Authorities on the island still refuse to release the names of the Briton and the now nationally famous but still unidentified Greek woman, on the grounds that they are bound by the Personal Data Protection law and the particular sensitivity of the case.
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I'm guessing the kind of woman that would sleep with him after the way he behaved would leave him burning a few days later anyway.
Edit: Update
A 26-year-old Greek woman in Crete appeared in court Friday for allegedly setting Stuart Feltham, a British tourist, on fire in response to his drunken sexual advances, the BBC reports. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8189296.stm) The woman, identified by the media as Marina Fanouraki, claims that she only splashed her drink in Feltham's face after he had fondled her, and then she walked away, only to hear cries begin behind her, according to the BBC report. According to her lawyer, "he [Feltham] fondled my client's breasts and buttocks and she poured her drink over him and left. Shortly afterward she heard cries and saw her friends trying to extinguish him."
But, according to SKY News: (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/British-Tourist-Stuart-Felthams-Genitals-Alledgedly-Set-Alight-With-Sambuca-In-Crete-Greece/Article/200908115356265?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_3&lid=ARTICLE_15356265_British_Tourist_Stuart_Felthams_Genitals_Alledgedly_Set_Alight_With_Sambuca_In_Crete,_Greece_)
Stuart Feltham allegedly exposed himself to Marina Fanouraki, provoking her to pour Sambuca over his genitals and flick a lighter on. ...
But Feltham's furious father Ian denies her account, claiming the stranger simply approached his son out of the blue before hurling an accelerant on him.
By Paul Anast in Athens
Published: 7:11PM BST 06 Aug 2009
The unidentified woman from the fiercely proud island of Crete won herself even more praise by doing the right legal thing – turning herself over to police and the courts to be put on trial for what she claimed was her "right to self-defence".
She will face a magistrate on Friday to see if the case will go to court.
She is currently facing an investigating magistrate on charges of causing bodily injuries to the Briton and of endangering private property.
The Briton himself, whose name is expected to be released later, is currently in a private clinic in Heraklion, the capital of Crete island, being treated for second degree burns to his testicles and penis.
According to a police statement issued last night the incident occurred at a club in the notorious coastal resort of Mallia, which is dominated by young Britons seeking all-night revelry.
It alleged the Briton took down his trousers and started waving his genitals at a number of girls. He then specifically "forcefully fondled" the 26-year old Greek woman, asking her to take hold of his genitals.
After asking him to stop harassing her, the police said, she poured the alcoholic drink Sabucco on his genitals (an Italian brand type of Greek ouzo or French Pernod drink).
This again allegedly failed to stop his advances, so the woman seized a lighter and set fire to the alcohol-drenched genitals, local press reports said.
The charges were levelled after reports claimed that the assailant's genitals suffered considerable damage, requiring that he remain in a private clinic in Mallia. Travel operator sources at Mallia said his treatment is being covered by his travel insurance. The name of the clinic is not being disclosed and is under discreet police guard, police sources said.
However, the magistrate and prosecutor also unanimously agreed to set the woman free pending trial, an indication that they accepted her argument that she "acted in justified self-defence".
A small crowd of bystanders outside the Heraklion hospital applauded and shouted "bravo, bravo", as she was rushed away under police escort.
Legal counsel for the woman said that at Friday's hearing the court may either issue an immediate verdict or else might postpone for a future date. This will depend on reported plans by the woman's lawyers to also take legal action against the Briton, as soon as he recovers.
Authorities on the island still refuse to release the names of the Briton and the now nationally famous but still unidentified Greek woman, on the grounds that they are bound by the Personal Data Protection law and the particular sensitivity of the case.
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I'm guessing the kind of woman that would sleep with him after the way he behaved would leave him burning a few days later anyway.
Edit: Update
A 26-year-old Greek woman in Crete appeared in court Friday for allegedly setting Stuart Feltham, a British tourist, on fire in response to his drunken sexual advances, the BBC reports. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8189296.stm) The woman, identified by the media as Marina Fanouraki, claims that she only splashed her drink in Feltham's face after he had fondled her, and then she walked away, only to hear cries begin behind her, according to the BBC report. According to her lawyer, "he [Feltham] fondled my client's breasts and buttocks and she poured her drink over him and left. Shortly afterward she heard cries and saw her friends trying to extinguish him."
But, according to SKY News: (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/British-Tourist-Stuart-Felthams-Genitals-Alledgedly-Set-Alight-With-Sambuca-In-Crete-Greece/Article/200908115356265?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_3&lid=ARTICLE_15356265_British_Tourist_Stuart_Felthams_Genitals_Alledgedly_Set_Alight_With_Sambuca_In_Crete,_Greece_)
Stuart Feltham allegedly exposed himself to Marina Fanouraki, provoking her to pour Sambuca over his genitals and flick a lighter on. ...
But Feltham's furious father Ian denies her account, claiming the stranger simply approached his son out of the blue before hurling an accelerant on him.