Young British mother strangled in ‘barbaric’ home invasion near Athens

(Andrew Matthews/PA)

Greek authorities have taken the rare step of offering a cash reward for information leading to arrests for a “barbaric” home invasion on the outskirts of Athens in which burglars strangled a young British woman next to her 11-month-old baby.

The minister responsible for public order, Michalis Chrisochoidis, described the killing as “particularly heinous”, and the government announced a 300,000-euro (£260,000) reward.