Prosecutors on the Greek island of Crete have launched an investigation into the deaths of 68 elderly residents at a nursing home after relatives expressed concerns over the official causes of death and potential abuse.
Some 62 residents of the home in the city of Chania died in 2020, with a further six deaths in 2021. The cause of all fatalities was reportedly registered as “cardiac arrest.”
On Thursday, the body of one elderly woman was exhumed and removed at the order of prosecutors so that the cause of her death could be determined by medical experts.
The investigation…
