A public prosecutor on Friday slapped criminal charges of murder, robbery and acting as an accomplice in murder on two Afghan nationals arrested for the killing of 44-year-old Manolis Kantaris

. The unlucky father-to-be was stabbed to death in the street for his video camera while preparing to drive his pregnant wife to a maternity hospital to give birth to their second child.

A third man involved in the incident, also an Afghan national, is now being sought by police.

In addition to the three criminal charges, the two suspects face misdemeanour charges for carrying, using and illegal possession of weapons.

The incident, which also involved a third Afghan national in addition to the two suspects in custody, occurred on the corner of Ipirou and 3rd Septemvriou Streets in central Athens. Kantaris had left his house in the early hours of the morning in order to fetch the family car and was stabbed repeatedly as he left the building carrying his camera.

His lifeless body was discovered by his wife and mother-in-law when they came down to wait for him outside the building.