Psychiatrists concluded that Eirini Mourtzoukou was mentally stable when she murdered her five children, indicating she acted with full awareness and was not suffering from any psychotic disorder.
Eirini Mourtzoukou was found by psychiatrists to have had no mental disorders at the time of killing her five children—including four of her own and one of her friend's. This conclusion arose from a psychiatric examination requested by the investigating magistrate in Patras. The report, dated January 26, 2026, concluded that Mourtzoukou did not experience a psychotic episode or postpartum mental disorder, which implies that she acted with a clear state of mind during the murders.
The psychiatric report was prepared by experts from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, specifically Professor George Alevisopoulos and Associate Professor Michalis Chatzoulis. They conducted three interviews with Mourtzoukou while she was in Korydallos Prison, accompanied by technical consultants, and performed two significant psychometric tests to assess her mental state. The findings point to a troubling indication that Mourtzoukou was aware of her actions and the morality of her decisions at the time of the tragic events.
Experts emphasized that the absence of any mental disorder impacting her ability to distinguish right from wrong raises significant questions about the implications for her legal case. With no psychological conditions affecting her judgment, the legal proceedings against her will likely hinge on the motivations and circumstances leading to this horrific act, prompting discussions about mental health and criminal responsibility in similar cases.
