Life for policeman who murdered boy

A GREEK policeman was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday for the shooting of a teenager in central Athens that sparked nationwide riots in 2008.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Oct 2010, 18:18 BST

Updated 11th Oct 2010, 23:04 BST

A panel of Greek judges and jurors found Epaminondas Korkoneas guilty of intentionally shooting 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos on 6 December 2008, in Athens.