Greek man convicted of sneaking into neighbors’ property to smell their shoes

A man in Greece was given a one-month suspended prison sentence after his conviction for disturbing his neighbors by repeatedly sneaking into their property and sniffing their shoes.

Speaking in court in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, the 28-year-old man said he could not explain why he entered his neighbors’ houses to smell their shoes and that he was ashamed of his behavior.

He said he did not intend to break the law or harm anyone during the incidents, according to the Associated Press.

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A man in Greece was given a one-month suspended prison sentence after his conviction for sneaking into a neighbor’s property to sniff their shoes. (Getty Images)

The suspect’s neighbors also stated that he never showed any sign of aggression during his nighttime visit.

The man was ordered by the judge to attend therapy sessions.

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The man was ordered by the judge to attend therapy sessions. (iStock)

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Shortly before dawn on October 8, the man was arrested in the small town of Sindos after police were called to a house by a neighbor who found the man in his front yard sniffing his family’s shoes that had been outside to wear. air.

At least three similar incidents have occurred in the past six months, even after neighbors asked the man’s family to force him to stop entering their property to smell their shoes.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.