Instead of a celebration, candles and silent grief marked what would have been Nikitas Gemistos's 21st birthday in Ammoudara, Heraklion, after he was fatally shot on May 5.

A 21-year-old man named Nikitas was killed in Ammoudara, Heraklion, Crete, by a 54-year-old man in what appears to be a vendetta, having previously been attacked in February.

A 27-year-old German-Lebanese boxer has been remanded in custody in Greece after being accused of a brutal attack on his 25-year-old ex-girlfriend at a hotel in Ammoudara, Heraklion, with his lawyer claiming he intended to 'surprise' her.

Anger is escalating among the close circle of 21-year-old Nikitas following his cold-blooded murder in Ammoudara, Heraklion, by the 54-year-old father of his childhood friend, sparking fears of a new vendetta in Crete.