A second 17-year-old girl has died following a rooftop fall in the Greek capital, hospital officials have confirmed, completing a suspected suicide pact that has shaken Greece and reignited urgent debate over the mental health toll of its high-stakes university entrance exams.
KAT Hospital said the teenager, hospitalized in critical condition since Tuesday, was pronounced dead at 7:54 p.m. local time.
"The hospital expresses its sincere condolences to her family," it said in a statement.
The two girls fell from the roof of a six-story apartment building in Ilioupoli, a southern Athens suburb, reportedly the residence of one of them.
The first died at the scene. Greek police said investigators believe the girls locked the rooftop access door behind them, apparently to prevent any intervention.
Local media reported one of the teenagers left a note citing academic pressure as a motive, though authorities have not officially confirmed the contents.
Both girls were aged 17.
The deaths have drawn wide condemnation from educators, mental health advocates and Greek officials, who point to the extreme stress imposed by the country's Panhellenic Examinations — a university entrance system considered among Europe's most demanding, where a student's entire academic future can hinge on a single set of tests.
Police said the investigation remains ongoing, including forensic analysis and interviews with relatives and classmates, as authorities work to establish the full circumstances of the tragedy.