Skull found in Paphos identified as belonging to missing Briton

Police on Wednesday announced they have identified the skull found in Koloni as belonging to 79-year-old Briton, Ann Naisbitt, who had been reported as missing at the beginning of April.

The identification was made after genetic testing was completed on Tuesday.

Police spokesman Christos Andreou told CyBC that clothing and items found in the vicinity, near a dry riverbed, had been identified by a relative as belonging to the missing woman.

Testing continues on the bones which were also found nearby, Andreou said. The deceased woman was known to be suffering from health conditions, however, police investigations are now focussed on ruling out any possibility of foul play.

Ann Naisbitt was reported as having left her residence in Paphos on April 3 around 10am, after which all traces of her whereabouts were lost.

According to the police it was the second time the woman had been reported as missing with the previous incident happening in July a year ago, when she was found by the afternoon of the same day.

Police, in coordination with the civil defence, found bones on Monday, near the location where a livestock farmer had found the woman’s skull on May 14.

Investigations are ongoing.