A family tragedy took place in Trikala as an elderly man killed his brother with a shotgun.

According to trikalavoice.gr, the man was waiting for his brother in the porch of the apartment building where he lived and shot him.

The 80-year-old man was arrested and taken to the headquarters of the Trikala Police Department. While also his 80-year-old brother was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to trikalaola.

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As trikalavoice reports, the perpetrator claims that the gun went off and he did not mean to kill his brother.

The same publication points out that the two brothers had frequent fights. In fact, the victim owned a well-known construction business in Trikala.