The two doctors charged with felony manslaughter over the death of Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis are set to appear in c...

The two doctors charged with felony manslaughter over the death of Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis are set to appear in court Monday to deliver their formal defenses, and according to To Vima, they are pursuing sharply different legal strategies. The 58-year-old male doctor is reportedly preparing to argue that his wife acted entirely on her own, having deviated from standard medical practice. He is expected to claim he had no involvement in the medical procedure that preceded Mazonakis's death and that his wife had become, in his words, "uncontrollable," leaving him unable to intervene in her decisions. That defense is drawing scrutiny. The two clinics are separated only by a shared wall, the couple co-own the practice on Karneadou Street in Kolonaki, and the male doctor is also claiming he was unaware of the equipment his wife was using, let alone what was happening next door. The 56-year-old female doctor is sticking to her earlier position: that she did not initiate the plasmapheresis procedure herself and that the procedure was not responsible for Mazonakis's death. A complicating factor for both defendants is that their original police statements, given when they were still treated as witnesses, may not be admissible now that they carry defendant status. Each can refuse to allow those statements to be used against them. Investigators are also looking at a series of procedural failures before the plasmapheresis session was started. The female doctor had reportedly noted that Mazonakis arrived at the clinic in a state of "hyperexcitation," raising questions about whether he was capable of understanding the procedure and giving valid consent. Authorities are also examining contradictions around the exact time he arrived and when the machine was switched on, with the device's recorded operating log considered a key piece of evidence. Both defendants requested additional time to prepare their responses before Monday's hearing. #GiorgosMazonakis #Greece #GreekNews