The trial of the shop owner, another man who was filmed beating Kostopoulos, and four police officers for inflicting "fatal bodily harm", is scheduled to start on 20 October 2021.[1][6] The trial, which judge Giorgos Kassimis described as "historic", was originally scheduled for October 2020 but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][7] Kostopoulos' family want his death tried as murder.[4]