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According to a report by Live News<\/em>, the young woman is understood to have undergone the same medical procedure that investigators are examining as part of the wider case.<\/p>\n Her account could prove significant as authorities work to establish how plasma exchange procedures were being carried out at the doctors\u2019 clinic and why the 19-year-old underwent the treatment.<\/p>\n The teenager had been studying medicine in Germany and was also a highly accomplished karate athlete, reportedly reaching ninth place in the world rankings.<\/p>\n A family friend told Live News<\/em> that the young woman has now left her studies and returned to Greece amid the turmoil surrounding the case. She is reportedly considering returning to training, primarily as a way of coping with the intense psychological pressure rather than with an immediate goal of competing.<\/p>\n People connected to the young woman\u2019s sports club described her as a talented athlete who had achieved significant success in karate.<\/p>\n Her parents were known at the club as doctors and were said to have followed her competitions and taken an interest in her progress. However, another relative would usually take her to training sessions.<\/p>\n Those around the club reportedly knew that her father worked as a physician and was involved in nutrition programmes and supplements. They were also aware that the family clinic had expensive equipment used for various measurements and tests and that it attracted high-profile clients.<\/p>\n They told Live News<\/em> they were not aware that plasma exchange procedures were being carried out there.<\/p>\n The teenager had reportedly been reluctant to move alone to Germany for her medical studies, with several of her friends instead choosing Cyprus. According to her friend, she had even considered abandoning her studies to focus more heavily on karate.<\/p>\n She stopped competing after the Panhellenic examinations and is now back in Greece, where she is reportedly supporting her younger brother.<\/p>\n One of the most sensitive aspects of the investigation concerns the young woman\u2019s efforts to maintain the weight required for her competitive karate category.<\/p>\n According to a close friend, she wanted to compete at 53 kilograms, despite her usual weight reportedly being between 60 and 65 kilograms.<\/p>\n The friend claims that the teenager sometimes followed extremely restrictive diets to reach the target weight, at times eating very little and at other times seeking assistance from a dietitian.<\/p>\n In October 2024, she reportedly reached her target weight but was left feeling exhausted.<\/p>\n People connected to her sports club have offered a different account, saying she did not have an ongoing eating problem and had followed a programme after gaining weight during the period of her Panhellenic examinations.<\/p>\n The young woman also reportedly worked at the family clinic during the summer before leaving for Germany while continuing demanding training sessions.<\/p>\n Her mother has also spoken about the family\u2019s circumstances in a statement included in the case file. She reportedly said her daughter, who was studying medicine, worked for about a month in the clinic\u2019s reception area during the summer of 2025.<\/p>\n The doctor described an extremely demanding professional schedule, saying her children would sometimes complain that she did not answer their calls.<\/p>\n According to her testimony, on one occasion she finished work at around 2am after dealing primarily with patients from abroad. She said her daughter subsequently gained a better understanding of the demands of her profession.<\/p>\n That is now one of the key questions facing investigators.<\/p>\n Authorities are expected to examine why the procedure was performed on the teenager, who authorised it and whether it had any connection with her efforts to reach a particular competition weight.<\/p>\n The young woman is also expected to provide authorities with video footage of the procedure, according to Live News<\/em>. The footage reportedly shows her while under sedation.<\/p>\n Her testimony could therefore become an important part of the investigation into the operation of the clinic and the procedures allegedly performed there.<\/p>\n According to her close friend, the 19-year-old had a particularly strong relationship with her father and would confide in him about her studies, karate and personal life.<\/p>\n The friend therefore believes it would be unlikely that the plasma exchange could have taken place without his knowledge.<\/p>\n However, that remains an allegation and personal assessment from someone close to the young woman, rather than an established finding by investigators.<\/p>\n Her relationship with her mother was reportedly more complicated, according to the same friend.<\/p>\n The teenager\u2019s forthcoming testimony is expected to help investigators establish what she knew, who decided that she should undergo the procedure and what role, if any, her parents played.<\/p>\n The investigation remains ongoing and the allegations have not been established by a court.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\nFrom medical studies in Germany to elite karate<\/h2>\n
Questions over weight, training and plasma exchange<\/h2>\n
Why did the 19-year-old undergo plasma exchange?<\/h2>\n
Her relationship with her parents<\/h2>\n