The charred body of the Ambassador of Greece to Brazil,Kyriakos Amiridis,  was found in a burnt-out car in a suburb of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and investigators believe the envoy was murdered after finding his wife in bed with another man.
The remains of Kyriakos Amiridis, 59, were found on Wednesday underneath an overpass in the Nova Iguacu neighborhood of Rio, inside a rental car the diplomat had hired to spend Christmas and New Year with his wife’s relatives.
The ambassador’s Brazilian wife, Francoise Amiridis, told police she was out shopping on Monday night when her husband phoned her at 8 pm saying he was going out, and never returned home.

A passerby looks at the burned-out rental car of missing Greek Ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, was driving before he murder

Today however, police investigating the case announced they believe his death was a “crime of passion” after he had discovered that his wife was having an affair with another man.
Investigators reportedly found blood stains in the apartment, which belongs to his wife, where the couple had been staying in the Nova Iguacu district of the city.

The Greek ambassador mysteriously vanished without a trace three days ago

The white car was found burnt out here, in the Nova Iguacu neighborhood of Rio

Investigators told Brazil’s Extra newspaper that they believe Ms Amiridis may have paid a contract killer to murder her husband after he found out about their relationship.
Mrs Amiridis, who is not yet under arrest, denies any involvement with the ambassador’s death, claiming he never returned home on Monday. She has maintained that she does not know how and why there was blood on the sofa in their apartment.

The body found inside is believed to be that of missing Greek ambassador to Brazil Kyriakos Amiridis

Police are reportedly analyzing the sofa, as well as CCTV images from the area.
Mr Amridis, who took over the ambassador post in January this year, was Greek consul in Rio de Janeiro, where his wife also owns a home, for three years from 2001.
Before returning to Brazil, he was the Greek ambassador in Libya for four years from 2012.