The 46-year-old woman who was shot by her husband on Tuesday remains in critical condition, police told the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday.
“The woman is in the hospital in a critical condition,” the police said.
The woman had suffered serious injuries after being shot by her husband, a police officer who later took his own life, outside a primary school on Tuesday morning.
The officer, who was on duty with the port police, had reported for work early in the morning, collected his service firearm and informed colleagues he would be away for a few minutes.
The shooting occurred at around 6.35am while the woman was travelling to work.
Investigators are examining the sequence of events that resulted in the pair meeting at the location, while individual and financial conditions are among the lines of enquiry being evaluated.
Local newspaper Politis on Wednesday reported that no psychological examinations are required for the possession of service weapons for police officers, noting that the tests officers must undergo mainly covered overall knowledge of handling the weapons.
It said that the procedure for granting weapons to officers is based solely on the certification of competence which is issued by a commander of the motorised Immediate Action Unit (MMAD), which does not include a psychological examination.
In order to maintain the certificate, officers must undergo a re-evaluation by the MMAD every five years.
According to the paper, police officers who score at least 60 per cent or higher are considered “capable” of holding the certificate. If an officer does not pass the test, he will be “recalled as soon as possible and for as long as necessary” until he receives said certification.
Should a medical report confirm that an officer is deemed incapable of the possession and handling of a service weapon due to mental or physical illness, the chief of police should be informed immediately, the newspaper said.
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