Coroners rule heart attack as cause of death in Zak Kostopoulos probe

Two coroners called in to investigate the controversial circumstances that led to the death of LGBTQ activist Zak Kostopoulos in September, has ruled that the 33-year-old suffered a fatal heart attack as a result of the brutal beating he received.

Το πόρισμα επιβεβαιώνει την αρχική μας πεποίθηση της οικογένειας ότι ο θάνατος του Ζακ Κωστόπουλου προκλήθηκε αιτιωδώς από τα τραύματα που έφερε στο σώμα του Source: Facebook

The report also confirmed that Kostopoulos was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol when he entered a downtown Athens jewelry store and was attacked by the business's owner and another man who allegedly mistook him for a robber.

Footage has shown the two men kicking Kostopoulos repeatedly in the head as he crawled out of the jewelry store through broken glass from a shattered display window. Witness testimonies and videos from the scene of the September 21 incident also pointed to him being kicked by at least one responding police officer as he lay on the ground motionless.

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