Aristos Constantinou
Aristos Constantinou (c. 1945 - 1 January 1985) was the co-founder, with his brother Achilleas Constantinou, of the Ariella fashion label. He was murdered in the early hours of New Year's Day 1985 at his home in The Bishops Avenue, Hampstead, London.
Life
Constantinou was born around 1945. The son of a Greek Cypriot master tailor, they emigrated to the UK in the early 1960s.[1]
He was the co-founder, with his brother Achilleas Constantinou, of the Ariella fashion label.[2]
Death
Constantinou was murdered in the early hours of New Year's Day 1985 at his home in The Bishops Avenue, Hampstead, London. He was shot several times after returning with his wife Elena from a New Year's party. He was aged 40. The death was reported initially to be the result of a burglary.[3] The account of the death given by Elena has since been challenged by other members of Constantinou's family.[1][4][5][6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Why Elena the widow was prime suspect in the Silver Bullet case". The Daily Mail. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/business-thinking/8056386/Achilleas-Constantinou-Chief-Executive-Ariella-Fashions.html
- ↑ "Burglary theory after wealthy businessman is shot dead." Stewart Tendler, The Times, 2 January 1985, p. 3.
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/family-of-murdered-tycoon-calls-for-his-wife-to-be-charged-1041651.html
- ↑ "Family of murdered tycoon calls for charges against widow". Ben Leach, The Telegraph, 30 November 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.standard.co.uk/news/brother-accuses-wife-of-silver-bullets-murder--22-years-later-7172169.html