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65-year-old Man Charged with Murder Over Tomato Patch Dispute

An apparent dispute over a tomato patch has resulted in 65-year-old Pericles Papadopoulos being charged with the murder of Andonios Mirtsopoulos in the Melbourne Magistrates Court last Friday.

Papadopoulos surrendered himself to police after he had murdered Mirtsopoulos in the backyard of his Thompson Street house in Clayton.

According to his lawyer, Grace Morgan, this was her client’s first time in custody and he had been unable to sleep overnight, which resulted in his poor state. The 65-year-old man is suffering from long-term health issues including blood pressure and rheumatoid arthritis, which made it necessary for him to be transferred to the Melbourne Assessment Prison to be helped with his illnesses.

Prosecutor Ella Piper asked that Papadopoulos remain in custody until February next year and ordered a psychiatric assessment for him.

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