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Greek Mother Sentenced to Life for Infants' Murders

3/18/2025

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Roula Pispirigou, a Greek mother, has been sentenced to two more life terms for the tragic suffocation of her infant daughters, Malena and Irida, in 2019 and 2021. Already convicted for the murder of her nine-year-old daughter, Georgina, she insists on her innocence. Prosecutors liken her motives to the myth of Medea, suggesting a desperate attempt to save her marriage.

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Roula Pispirigou, a Greek mother, has been sentenced to two more life terms for the tragic suffocation of her infant daughters, Malena and Irida, in 2019 and 2021. Already convicted for the murder of her nine-year-old daughter, Georgina, she insists on her innocence. Prosecutors liken her motives to the myth of Medea, suggesting a desperate attempt to save her marriage.