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Greek coroner probed over Syrian baby sex-abuse claim

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AFP Athens
Last Updated : Feb 21 2020 | 4:44 PM IST

A Greek coroner is under investigation after falsely claiming that a Syrian baby had been sexually abused before she died, leading to her parents' detention and a two-day media frenzy.

"The autopsy showed signs of abuse, sexual abuse," coroner Sotiris Bouzianis told reporters earlier this week.

"In our experience, this is unheard of."

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First Published: Feb 21 2020 | 4:44 PM IST

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