
New details come to light from the investigation into the death of Giorgos Mazonakis.
During the search at the clinic in Kolonaki, where the singer collapsed, police found and seized two ampoules suspected of containing a substance that counteracts midazolam.
New developments have been recorded in the investigation into the death of the famous Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis. During a police search of the clinic of doctors Ioanna Gaka and Ilias Theodoropoulos, on Karneadou Street, in the Kolonaki area of Athens, where the artist collapsed, two vials were found and seized.
According to a report by Greek media outlet Proto Thema, the two vials allegedly contained flumazenil, a substance used as an antidote for benzodiazepines, including midazolam.
The latter, according to the analyses mentioned in the report, was identified in the singer's blood.
The forensic expert appointed by the artist's family, Giorgos Fitsialos, head of DNAlogy laboratories, stated that during toxicological analyses, several substances were identified in Mazonakis' blood.
According to him, the list includes:
Olanzapine – an antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of several psychiatric disorders.
Aripiprazole – another antipsychotic medication.
Midazolam – a powerful sedative used in medical procedures and anesthesia.
Flumazenil – substance that can neutralize the effects of benzodiazepines under certain circumstances.
Lidocaine – local anesthetic.
Cocaine – a stimulant substance that affects the central nervous system.
Benzoylecgonine – the main metabolite of cocaine, used as a toxicological indicator of exposure to it.
Propofol – an intravenous medication used for anesthesia and sedation.
The presence of these substances in the reported analyses does not, in itself, determine how they ended up in the artist's body or whether they caused his death. For this, full forensic results and expert interpretation are required.
In a statement to Proto Thema, Giorgos Fitsialos announced that a full toxicological check had been carried out for around 1,600 substances.
According to the expert, the findings he considers most important are propofol, midazolam and flumazenil. He said that these three findings could help clarify what happened the day the singer collapsed at the clinic on Karneadou Street, in Kolonaki.
Investigations continue, while the results of histological and toxicological analyses from the laboratories of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) are expected in the coming days.