Mazonakis death: New allegations against doctor – ‘She diagnosed a healthy woman with cancer’

New allegations have emerged against the 56-year-old doctor who has been remanded in custody along with her husband in connection with the death of Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis, as investigators continue to examine what happened at her clinic on Karneadou Street in Athens’ Kolonaki district.

Michalis Karakousis told SKAI that approximately four years ago the doctor diagnosed his wife with cancer of the fallopian tubes, recommended a series of tests and gave her a bag containing vitamins and supplements.

According to his account, when his wife was subsequently examined by other doctors, she was found to be healthy.

Karakousis said his wife had initially visited the clinic after the couple were told that the doctor could identify health problems that remained “hidden” in the body.

During the examination, he alleges, the doctor told his wife that she had cancer of the fallopian tubes and recommended further testing. She was also allegedly given vitamins and supplements to begin taking immediately.

A few days later, Karakousis visited the doctor himself. He said he spent around 90 minutes connected to a machine, after which blood was drawn for testing.

According to his account, the doctor told him that he had bacteria in his blood and required immediate treatment, presenting his condition as dangerous. He was also given medication which, he alleges, had been prescribed by another doctor.

The couple subsequently sought medical advice elsewhere and, according to Karakousis, none of the diagnoses were confirmed.

He said he filed a complaint with the relevant medical association at the time and was informed several days later that the clinic was operating legally. Authorities are now examining whether and how that complaint was investigated.

Ioannis Lyras, a member of the disciplinary body of the Athens Medical Association, told SKAI that the issue concerned the administrative level and that prosecutors had already begun relevant investigations.

‘We were not told about the plasmapheresis’

Meanwhile, Giorgos Mathiopoulos, president of the EKAB employees’ union, responded to claims made by the two defendants regarding the actions of emergency responders, saying the ambulance crew had not been informed that Mazonakis had undergone plasmapheresis and had followed standard protocol.

“A week later, the defendants began accusing the rescuers of not performing CPR. We, of course, followed the protocol from the beginning,” he told ERTNews.

Mathiopoulos said the emergency responders had not been informed about the medical procedures that had taken place before their arrival.

“Unfortunately, we were not told what medical procedures had generally been carried out, who the patient was or what had happened. We began the prescribed cardiopulmonary resuscitation cycle and, when the singer did not respond, we transported him to Elpis hospital,” he said.

Asked specifically about plasmapheresis, Mathiopoulos said the ambulance crew was unaware that such a procedure had taken place.

According to him, a woman at the clinic told emergency responders, “We did not put him on the machine, he had not been connected,” although the crew did not know which machine she was referring to.

Mathiopoulos also claimed that the male doctor initially followed the emergency responders to the ambulance but returned to the clinic after learning that the singer would be transported to Elpis hospital.

Secretary describes Mazonakis’ final hours at the clinic

A secretary working for the 58-year-old doctor also provided new details about what happened that day, telling MEGA that she saw Mazonakis arrive at the clinic between 2:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

She said she greeted the singer before he entered the area where the 56-year-old doctor was located.

The secretary left the clinic at around 3:18 p.m. to 3:25 p.m., saying that until then “everything was quiet.”

She also said the 58-year-old doctor had returned shortly beforehand from lunch and was lying on a sofa at the clinic while waiting for his next appointment.

The secretary also provided details about how appointments were recorded.

“There are lists, but once the appointment takes place, we always deleted them at the end of the day. We always did,” she said.

She rejected claims that an electrophysiological device used at the clinic could have been hidden during inspections, saying it was permanently kept on the premises and was promoted online.

“The machine was definitely never hidden under any circumstances. […] It’s not some tiny device that you can put in your pocket and hide,” she said.

Investigation into Mazonakis’ death continues

The two doctors remain in pretrial detention at Korydallos Prison, facing charges of intentional homicide with possible intent by omission.

Both deny the allegations against them. The judicial investigation remains ongoing and no determination of guilt has been made.

Investigators are also examining the couple’s financial records, while the results of toxicological and histological tests are still pending.

Judicial authorities are attempting to reconstruct minute by minute what happened inside the clinic before emergency services were called, as they seek to establish the exact circumstances surrounding Mazonakis’ death.