Further arrest for murder in prison (Updated)

A 35-year-old was remanded for eight days in connection with the murdered Turkish Cypriot inmate case, while another 11 inmates were detained for another eight days as were three others.

A total of 14 people have been arrested in connection with the case, some of whom are prisoners and some reportedly guards – with the 35-year-old’s arrest on Sunday raising the total to 15.  

The arrest was made in connection with the premeditated murder of a 41-year-old central prisons inmate currently under investigation. 

The case refers to the death of Turkish Cypriot Tansu Cidan on October 27, whose autopsy showed he had been beaten to death. 

Cidan had been arrested in April for drugs possession with intent to supply. He was serving a long-term sentence for “multiple crimes”, reported to include eight years for possession of a significant quantity of drugs.