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Murderous mother-in-law: the case of Styllou Christofi

A woman accustomed to violence , who without any remorse was able to kill the mother of her grandchildren.Discover the chilling story of Styllou Pantopiu Christofi , probably after meeting her thank you for the mother-in-law you have.

From Cyprus to London

Styllou Pantopiu Christofi was born in a poor and small village in Cyprus in 1901.Accustomed to violence from an early age, Styllou developed a very strong and closed character , was the type of person who never admitted a mistake.

The first crime this woman committed was against her first mother-in-law , tired of her meddling in the affairs of her home and marriage decided to murder her .With the help of two other friends, she introduced a hot tile into the mouth of the poor old woman, burning it inside.None of the three involved I get to tell something about this crime, so Styllou was free from all guilt.

Murderous mother-in-law: the case of Styllou Christofi

Styllou Pantopiu Christofi

​​His only son, Stavros , decided to leave Cyprus in search of a better future, that is how he first traveled to the capital of Cyprus and as soon as he got enough money he bought a ticket for London where he would meet his future wife.

When Stavros arrived in London he got a job with which he could settle and soon after I met Hella , a beautiful young German who worked in a fashion store.They immediately fell in love, became boyfriends and after some time they got married, forming a beautiful family with 3 children.

Everything was going well in the life of Stavros until her mother reappeared. Styllou tired of the misery in Cyprus, he decided to travel to London in order to raise some money with which to buy a small property in his native country.Also, in his plans his only son was included, she counted on Stavros to go with her to Cyprus and would take care of her in her old age.

Mother-in-law versus daughter-in-law

When Styllou arrived in London, she couldn't help showing her disagreement with the fact that her son had married a woman who was not from the same culture.Despite this, Stavros and Hella strived to receive her cordially at home.

The conflicts began almost immediately: Styllou could not stand Hella, she said she was a rake woman, that her way of dressing was not adequate and she was exasperated that her daughter-in-law did not like her hitting his children to educate them.The tension grew so much that Stravos had to be forced to get another residence ng> to her mother, however, in all the places she got, she ended up throwing her out for her bad character, which is why I return once more to her son's house.

Murderous mother-in-law: the case of Styllou Christofi

Hella

On one occasion Hella le He warned his mother-in-law that he would soon go on vacation for a few weeks with his children to Germany and that he hoped that on his return she was not there .Apparently the hate and fears of Styllou were unleashed even more from that threat, so he began to see his daughter-in-law as an obstacle between her son and her.

Wednesday, July 28, 1954, while Stavros worked and the children slept, Styllou found the perfect time to kill his daughter-in-law.It was like the hit on the head repeatedly with an ashtray with such force that he broke his skull and, to ensure and that she was dead, the strangle with a handkerchief, then dragged the corpse to the patio of the house and set it on fire.

Then Styllou came out running to the street asking for help, but what he did not count on is that a neighbor watched while burning his daughter-in-law's body.Finally, Styllou was arrested and sentenced to death by hanging , an order that It was executed in December 1954.

What do you think of the story of this murderous mother in law?

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