Father of 21-year-old murder victim in Crete speaks out after funeral

Following the funeral of his 21-year-old son, Nikitas, a grieving father in Crete has publicly discussed the circumstances surrounding the young man's death. The father revealed that for three years, the family lived in a state of constant fear due to ongoing threats against his son's life. He claimed to have filed three official complaints with the Ammoudara police department regarding the perpetrator. On the night of the incident, the father encountered the father of the perpetrator, Kostas Parasiris, at the hospital where both young men had been transported with severe injuries. The victim's father reportedly told Parasiris that he would have preferred for his own son to have died rather than the perpetrator's child. During a television appearance, the father reiterated his grief, suggesting he would have traded his own life to have his son back. The family had been bracing for a potential tragedy for several years, with the father describing his state of constant vigilance.