CCTV Evidence Raises New Questions Over Doctor’s Account in Giorgos Mazonakis Death

New CCTV footage has raised fresh questions over the account given by doctor Ilias Theodoropoulos following the death of popular Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis during a plasma exchange procedure at a medical clinic in Kolonaki.

According to evidence reported by ProtoThema, security camera footage shows Theodoropoulos, an internist and owner of the Stem Cell clinic on Karneadou Street, entering a restaurant in Kolonaki at 1:59pm and leaving at 2:43pm.

The footage is significant because Theodoropoulos has reportedly said he was away from the clinic at the time of the incident because he had gone out for lunch.

He has maintained that he was not initially at the clinic when Mazonakis suffered the cardiac arrest and that he was alerted to what had happened while he was away. He then returned to the clinic and performed CPR on the singer, administering two injections of adrenaline, according to his account.

The timing of events has become a central issue in the investigation.

A taxi driver who transported Mazonakis reportedly told investigators that the singer arrived at the clinic at approximately 1:55pm, rather than later in the afternoon as stated in other accounts. A clinic secretary has reportedly supported the taxi driver’s testimony.

Machine records raise further questions

According to the case file, data from the plasma exchange machine indicates that the equipment operated for 42 minutes, beginning at approximately 2:12pm.

Mazonakis’ lawyer, Charalambos Lykoudis, has argued that the machine’s records contradict claims about when the singer collapsed.

Based on the recorded operating time, Lykoudis said the procedure continued until approximately 2:54pm.

He has argued that this timeline suggests Mazonakis may have been unconscious for a significant period before emergency medical services were called.

The lawyer has described the finding as deeply troubling and has asked the investigating authorities to consider upgrading the charges against the two doctors from causing death through exposure to a potentially fatal risk to homicide with possible intent.

The final legal classification will be determined by the judicial authorities.

Contradictions over Mazonakis’ arrival and treatment

Investigators are also examining conflicting accounts about when Mazonakis arrived at the clinic and how long he remained in the treatment room.

Doctor Ioanna Gaka reportedly told investigators that Mazonakis had been in the treatment area for only a short period and that the machine had not yet begun operating when he collapsed.

That account appears to conflict with testimony from a clinic secretary, identified as M., who reportedly said that Mazonakis had remained in the treatment area for at least 42 minutes.

Police have reportedly identified the discrepancy as one of the key contradictions in the case.

A nurse at the clinic also reportedly told investigators that Mazonakis entered the facility at around 3pm, spent approximately half an hour in the doctor’s main office and then went with Gaka to the room containing the INUS PHERESIS machine, where the scheduled treatment was to take place.

Gaka reportedly said that Mazonakis lay on the treatment bed and was connected to equipment monitoring his vital signs. She said she inserted an intravenous catheter and was attempting to place a second one when the cardiac arrest occurred.

She then began CPR, according to her statement.

Investigation continues

The conflicting testimony, CCTV footage and electronic records from the medical equipment are now forming a key part of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mazonakis’ death.

Authorities are also examining other allegations concerning the handling of records at the clinic after the incident, while the Athens Medical Association has reportedly initiated disciplinary proceedings against the two doctors.

The case remains under investigation, and the allegations against the doctors have not been established in court.

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