New evidence concerning the operation of an apheresis machine at the Kolonaki medical practice where Giorgos Mazonakis suffered cardiac arrest has been published by Proto Thema. The outlet reports that findings from a digital investigation appear to contradict claims attributed to the two accused doctors.
According to the report, data recovered from the machine’s software shows that the device was activated at 14:14 on 9 September and remained in operation for approximately 42 minutes.
Proto Thema says the finding is considered particularly important to the investigation because it supports the possibility that the apheresis procedure had already begun. This reportedly contradicts statements attributed to doctors Ilias Theodoropoulos and Ioanna Gaka.
Investigation into possible concealment of evidence
The report also states that police officers investigating the case are examining whether attempts were made to conceal crucial evidence following the singer’s cardiac arrest.
Citing information obtained by Proto Thema, investigators reportedly believe that digital data may have been altered during the period between the artist’s collapse and the call to the emergency services.
Among the findings under examination is the alleged deletion of the singer’s scheduled appointments from the clinic’s database. Investigators have also reportedly found that the treatment area had been cleaned.
Deleted photograph recovered
As part of their analysis of the digital evidence, the authorities reportedly recovered a photograph from the doctor’s mobile phone that had previously been deleted.
According to Proto Thema, the image shows Giorgos Mazonakis lying on the bed of the apheresis machine.
The authorities are now seeking to determine exactly when the photograph was taken. The report says investigators are seriously considering whether it was taken on the day the singer died, although this has yet to be confirmed and remains subject to further digital forensic examination.
Source: Proto Thema
