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Police investigate murder-suicide in Halkidiki

Police investigate murder-suicide in Halkidiki

Police in the northern peninsula of Halkidiki are investigating a possible murder-suicide, in which a man shot his wife dead before turning the gun on himself.

The bodies of the couple were found shortly after 11 p.m.

Local media said the 36-year-old man killed his 39-year-old wife and himself in front of their 8-year-old child.

The child received minor injuries, possibly as a result of being hit by shrapnel.

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