 The Ottomans however found out and slaughtered the defenders, of whom only 100 escaped.The Ottomans then headed to Skoutari only to find it abandoned except for the Grigorakos' tower in the centre of the town which was garrisoned by fifteen men under the command of Yanis Katsanos.The Ottomans laid siege to the tower, but were repulsed for the first three days by the small force.