UK - Elvis Palla found dead in flat, Edinburgh, 13 December 2025 *Arrest*

[Marantz4250b]

Man found dead in Edinburgh flat

This was a few days ago.

They've arrested and charged a chap called Christos Nikiforidis for murder. The victim and the suspect are both Greek, as far as I can tell.

I have some loose connections to the Greek community in Edinburgh and I can't quite shake the feeling that the victim seems somewhat familiar, sadly.

Does anyone have any further info, especially if you're from the area? Very curious to see a pic of the accused but there seems to be nothing out there.

 

[Marantz4250b]

So, according to AI Google, he's due at Edinburgh Sherrif Court tomorrow. I can't seem to find that on any website, including the Scottish Courts one, so I'm not sure how correct that info is.

If anyone's in the area, any additional info would be appreciated.

From LinkedIn, the full name of the victim appears to be Elvis-Vasilios Palla. Thoughts to his family.

 

[Rikissa]

Christos Nikiforidis appeared in court on Monday 15 December 2025, and in the article linked below, it says "He is due to appear again at the same court tomorrow.", which would mean Tuesday 16 December.

Man appears in court charged with murder after body find at Edinburgh property

Christos Nikiforidis appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after the incident in the Gorgie area of the city.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

If I remember correctly from earlier cases here, it's sometimes difficult to find information in newspapers in Scotland until there is a trial going on.

 

[dotr]

Elvis Palla was pronounced dead at the scene on Watson Crescent in Edinburgh

Man in court accused of murdering 34-year-old in Edinburgh flat

A 34-year-old man was found dead at the property in Watson Crescent at about 06:10 on Saturday.

www.bbc.com

''Police were called to a property in Watson Crescent at about 06:10 on Saturday - 34-year-old Elvis Palla was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police confirmed earlier they had made an arrest in connection with the death.

Christos Nikiforidis, also aged 34, has now appeared in court charged with murder. He made no plea and was remanded in custody for consideration of bail.''

 

[Marantz4250b]

Christos Nikiforidis appeared in court on Monday 15 December 2025, and in the article linked below, it says "He is due to appear again at the same court tomorrow.", which would mean Tuesday 16 December.

Man appears in court charged with murder after body find at Edinburgh property

Christos Nikiforidis appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after the incident in the Gorgie area of the city.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

If I remember correctly from earlier cases here, it's sometimes difficult to find information in newspapers in Scotland until there is a trial going on.

I'm curious as to how the Google AI thing gave the date of the 23rd (tomorrow) for his next appearance as I can't find any reference to that anywhere.

 

[Rikissa]

I'm curious as to how the Google AI thing gave the date of the 23rd (tomorrow) for his next appearance as I can't find any reference to that anywhere.

Because when a Google AI search done today, 22 December, found "same court tomorrow" it doesn't look at the date when the article was posted (December 15), it just understand the "tomorrow" as the day after today, 23 December. The Google AI can help you find a lot of information that is available on the web, but there is nothing that ensure that the information it gives is correct, for example when it comes to dates. You have to look up the source for the information that AI gives, to get the correct information. AI is a help, but it's not (yet) able to verify if the information it provides is the correct one or not, whether its sources are reliable or not.
The source for "same court tomorrow" in this post is this article:

Man appears in court charged with murder after body find at Edinburgh property

Christos Nikiforidis appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after the incident in the Gorgie area of the city.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

I studied cognitive science in the beginning of the 2000s, and AI was/is one the "subfields" in cog-sci, so I have some knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses there is in AI searches, it all depend on how the programming have been done.

 

[Marantz4250b]

Ah, right. Yes, I get that now.