It has been one year since Vangelis Peppou, 32, who was on vacation in Mykonos, was beaten by nightclub guards to a point where a year later he still remains in a comatose state at Nicosia General. Today, his mother shared her experiences in caring for him and the exigencies of her son’s condition, after a year of silence.
Vangelis’ mother, Soulla Tsangara, told Sigma TV’s Mesimeri kai Kati program that she had come on the show to speak about her son and “every mother would do the same for her child.” She added that heρ son is expected to be allowed to leave Nicosia General on Wednesday despite the fact that he remains in a comatose state, and thanked the hospital staff for all their help over the past year.
Vangelis is set to be transferred to the only specialised centre in the capital, which comes at a high price, his mother said. Ms Tsangara explained that her son would have to be isolated in his own room in an effort to reduce the risk of infection. She added that her son is in need of special care, and that a nursing home would not suffice.
Ms Tsangara clarified her reasons for going on the programme by explaining that her son needs to be taken to a specialised centre, where he will receive the necessary physical and speech therapy, but the financial wherewithal for this is beyond the family’s means.
The court of first instance in Athens had ordered in a decision on March 2016 that the persons involved in the case pay support to the victim’s wife at the price of 267,000 euros and the amount of 15,000 euros for the expenses of the accompanying person, and personally to the spouse the amount of 1,080 euros, reports said.
In a heartfelt plea to the public for aid in the situation, Ms Tsangara added that the compensation promised to her following the court’s decision has not come through in full. Intense physical and speech therapy is required, she explained, as her son cannot yet communicate.
“As a mother I have to try. My son has overcome a number of infections. Now he is in a position where we can try for something better,” Ms Tsangara said. “I believe he knows I am there, and understands that I am near him, even if he can’t express it. I think that there is a communication between the two of us. That’s why I am here. I want to make an appeal for the help which will allow my son to enter a rehabilitation centre. I know I won’t ever have him back the way he was, but time is running out.”
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