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| A man who decapitated his girlfriend and paraded the head around a village on the Greek island of Santorini is now fighting for his life in hospital. | A man who decapitated his girlfriend and paraded the head around a village on the Greek island of Santorini is now fighting for his life in hospital. |
| Athanassios Arvanitis, a 31-year-old chef, was shot five times by police before his arrest. He has wounds to his lungs and is in intensive care. | Athanassios Arvanitis, a 31-year-old chef, was shot five times by police before his arrest. He has wounds to his lungs and is in intensive care. |
| The authorities believe the deadly rampage was triggered by his dismissal as a chef in a hotel. | The authorities believe the deadly rampage was triggered by his dismissal as a chef in a hotel. |
| Three women injured during the police chase are said to be out of danger. | Three women injured during the police chase are said to be out of danger. |
| The trail of violence began when the man used a butcher's knife to decapitate his girlfriend's dog on the balcony of their home in the village of Vourvoulos, near Santorini's main town Fira. | |
| Next, Mr Arvanitis allegedly killed his girlfriend, a 25-year-old teacher called Adamantia Karkali, by stabbing her in the armpit. | Next, Mr Arvanitis allegedly killed his girlfriend, a 25-year-old teacher called Adamantia Karkali, by stabbing her in the armpit. |
| He then cut her head off and began parading it around the streets. | He then cut her head off and began parading it around the streets. |
| During a dramatic chase, Mr Arvanitis tried and failed to behead a policeman. He was then shot five times and arrested. | During a dramatic chase, Mr Arvanitis tried and failed to behead a policeman. He was then shot five times and arrested. |
| Doctors at Santorini's medical centre say that despite his injuries they found it almost impossible to restrain him. | Doctors at Santorini's medical centre say that despite his injuries they found it almost impossible to restrain him. |
| Two women doctors knocked from their motorbike by Mr Arvanitis as he tried to get away in a police jeep are said to be out of danger, as is a Greek woman tourist who was hit by a ricocheting bullet as she watched the sunset. | Two women doctors knocked from their motorbike by Mr Arvanitis as he tried to get away in a police jeep are said to be out of danger, as is a Greek woman tourist who was hit by a ricocheting bullet as she watched the sunset. |
| People living in Santorini say they have not witnessed such savagery on this iconically beautiful island since the Germans carried out executions during the World War II occupation. | People living in Santorini say they have not witnessed such savagery on this iconically beautiful island since the Germans carried out executions during the World War II occupation. |