Athens - Greek police arrested a 33-year
old Serb on Tuesday over the murder of a young American tourist
on the Greek island of Zakynthos last week, bringing the number
of people detained in the case to nine.
The 22-year old tourist was beaten to death early on Friday
outside a bar at Zakynthos' resort of Laganas, known for its
rowdy nightlife.
The arrested man will appear before a prosecutor later this
week.
Six Serbs, one Greek and a British national were arrested
last week and have been charged with murder. They were expected
to respond to the accusations on Tuesday but the hearing was
postponed for later this week.
The incident has shocked Greece, which is relying heavily on
tourism to help it emerge from its debt and austerity crisis and
is visited by about 25 million holidaymakers a year.
In this 2016 photo provided by John Gramlich shows, Bakari Henderson, left, with friend Travis Jenkins, in Austin, Texas. Henderson, of Austin and recent graduate from the University of Arizona, was beaten to death at a bar in Lagana on the Greek island of Zakynthos. Provided Photo/John Gramlich via AP
Greece has in recent years vowed to crack down on crime at
coastal resorts which have become notorious for violence or
indecency among drunken young holidaymakers.
In 2008, a young Australian man was left brain dead by a
beating from nightclub workers on the island of Mykonos. An
18-year-old Briton was stabbed to death in Laganas in 2011.