Man found guilty of murdering Scottish woman Jean Hanlon in Crete after 17-year mystery

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Man found guilty of murdering Scottish woman Jean Hanlon in Crete after 17-year mystery.

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A Greek man has been found guilty of murdering a Scottish woman in Crete 17 years after her body was discovered.

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Jean Hanlon's body was found in water off Heraklion in March 2009.A 54-year-old man was found guilty following a four-day trial at the Lasithi Law Courts in Neapoli.He will not be named until the court process, including appeals, is concluded.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Greek authorities initially ruled Ms Hanlon's death was accidental, but her family did not accept that verdict and pushed for a reinvestigation.A subsequent report found Ms Hanlon had suffered injuries suggestive of a struggle.In 2023, the family hired a private investigator who named a suspect in his report, which he handed over to the authorities.The trial heard the suspect had been in a short relationship with Ms Hanlon at the start of 2009 but did not accept its conclusion.Ms Hanlon, who was 53 at the time, was last spotted at the Marina Cafe in Heraklion with a man.Her body was found on 13 March...

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