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Aristos Constantinou

Age: 40

Sex: male

Date: 1 Jan 1985

Place: 39 Bishops Avenue, Hampstead, London

Aristos Constantinou was killed by burglars after returning with his wife to their home in the early hours of new years day 1985 after a night out.

He was shot six times with nickel-jacketed bullets, including one into each temple in the chapel in hie 66-room mansion.

The murder became known as the 'the silver bullet murder'.

He and his wife were

Before he was shot, his 26-year-old wife was locked in the bathroom. She later escaped by climbing down a drainpipe.

Aristos Constantinou had been a millionaire and a fashion tycoon after having set up his own fashion label, Ariella.

The case was reopened in 2017 and in 2020 it was reported that a file had been prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration against the main suspect, however, the CPS decided in April 2021 to drop the case.

Aristos Constantinou had had three children.

At the time of  his death, his company had 11 store and more than 300 wholesale accounts across the world.


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see www.courtnewsuk.co.uk

see Independent

see Telepgraph

see Independent

see The People - Sunday 07 July 1985