{"id":15580,"date":"2026-05-07T15:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/father-arrested-for-encouraging-son-12-to-fire-gun\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:08:13","slug":"father-arrested-for-encouraging-son-12-to-fire-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/father-arrested-for-encouraging-son-12-to-fire-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Father arrested for encouraging son, 12, to fire gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1303097\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Father arrested for encouraging son, 12, to fire gun\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Police-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Police in Patra have arrested a man accused of encouraging his 12-year-old son to fire a gun from the window of their home, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest followed information and video material submitted to investigators by the police\u2019s cybercrime unit and the child welfare organization The Smile of the Child.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, the footage showed the minor discharging a firearm from a window while allegedly acting under the instruction of his father.<\/p>\n<p>A subsequent search of the family residence uncovered a firearm, an air pistol with a magazine, 13 flashbang cartridges, two spent shell casings and two carbon dioxide gas canisters.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was later brought before a prosecutor.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1303097\/father-arrested-for-encouraging-son-12-to-fire-gun\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[InTime News] Police in Patra have arrested a man accused of encouraging his 12-year-old son to fire a gun from the window of their home, police said. 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