Premeditated Paphos murder trial postponed

The trial of a 45-year-old man accused of the premeditated murder of Ioannis Polycarpou, who was attacked by a driver while on his moped, was postponed on Wednesday.

The trial is now set to begin at the Paphos criminal court on Friday, with the accused to remain in custody until then.

He is accused of premeditated murder, possession of tools used for burglary, possession of an offensive weapon, and possession of cannabis. He admits only to the cannabis possession.

The court is currently considering downgrading the charge from premeditated murder to manslaughter.

Polycarpou died while driving a moped along Tombs of the Kings road in Paphos at 1:30am on January 22.

It is believed that the 45-year-old deliberately drove into Polycarpou’s moped, before dragging him 70 metres along the road.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at Paphos general hospital.