Widow of Australian gang boss John Macris breaks down as she comes face-to-face with his accused killers - as their children share heartbreaking messages to their slain father on what would have been his 48th birthday
- Widow of a Sydney gangland figure shot in Greece confronts alleged his killers
- Former Playboy model and TV star Viktoria Karyda, 33, broke down in tears
- Her husband John Macris was shot in driveway of their upmarket Athens home
- Two brothers fronted Greek court on Wednesday charged with Macris's murder
The widow of slain Sydney gangland figure John Macris has come face-to-face with her husband's alleged killers.
Viktoria Karida, 33, broke down in tears and had to leave the room as two Bulgarian brothers accused of the execution-style hit were led into the Athens court on Wednesday.
'I am devastated but I remain strong,' Ms Karida told reporters, according to News Corp.
Viktoria Karida (right) broke down in tears and had to leave the room as two Bulgarian brothers accused of the execution-style hit on her husband (left) were led into the Athens court on Wednesday
Former Playboy model Viktoria Karyda, 33, started modelling again for high-end Greek designer Kathy Heyndels in 2020
The former model and reality TV star arrived at court alone wearing a green and black striped blouse and a $3,000 white leather Celine handbag.
Bulgarian national Yuliyanov J Raychev Serafim, 31, has been charged with first degree murder after Macris was shot getting into a smart car parked outside his luxury house in the hillside suburb of Voula.
His brother Milen Raychev is accused of stalking Macris for 19 days before driving the Nissan Pulsar getaway car after the October 2018 shooting.
CCTV footage of the attack shows a man dressed in dark clothes similar to those found in a hotel room rented by Serafim.
Both brothers have denied the charges, however, saying if they were professional hitmen as police claim, they wouldn't have used their own passports to check into the Athens hotel.
A Bulgarian man Yuliyanov J Raychev Serafi (centre) allegedly stalked and killed Australian gangster John Macris at his home in Greece
Ms Karida, who has two children with Macris, was later met at the court by a friend.
She told Greek media last week that she was unsure how she would react when she confronted the two men and whether she would 'find the strength to stand up to [the men] who [allegedly] deprived my children of their father.'
The former Playboy model also revealed the pair's two children Achilles and Alexandra had learnt about how their father was killed by watching it on YouTube.
The two children were staying in a resort on the Greek Island of Paros on the weekend and had posted messages to their father on what would have been his 48th birthday.
'Daddy, I love you a lot, I will never forget you,' a message from Achilles said.
Macris's daughter wrote: 'Daddy, I love you a lot, you are the best there is no other like you, you are very kind, happy birthday.'
Ms Karyda put her career on hold after her gangster husband, who was gunned down while getting into his car in Greece
CCTV footage of the attack shows a man dressed in dark clothes similar to those found in a hotel room rented by Serafim
Police officers stand over the covered body of Greek-Australian John Macris who was shot dead outside his house in southern Athens
John Macris and Ms Karayda at their 2016 wedding on the Greek island of Mykonos
