Murder Of Alex Meschisvili
Alex Meschisvili was an 11-year old boy from Veria, Greece. He disappeared on 3 February 2006. On 3 June 2006, the Greek press reported that five children aged 13 years of age admitted to having hit and killed the 11-year-old, only to bury his body in the open space of a private building that was ready to be demolished. The murder was the first known case of a teenager's murder by teenagers in the crime history of Greece.
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