Crime

A man appeared in court in the north on Sunday, accused of assaulting two Turkish Cypriot ‘MPs’ who were attending a peace event in central Nicosia on Saturday. According to ...

The Cyprus Medical Association on Sunday called for an “urgent review” of safety measures at accident and emergency departments in Cyprus’ hospitals after a patient attacked staff at the Nicosia ...

Thefts of copper have surged over the last year as prices spiral to up to €6,500 per tonne, despite the risks thieves face of electrocuting themselves as they cut power lines ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested after being seen on CCTV footage handing out smoke bombs to other football fans at Saturday’s football match between Ael and Ethnikos Achnas. The ...

The escape of lifer Doros Theofanous while on a home visit was the latest scandal to rock the government, getting the president to act uncharacteristically tough by sacking three senior ...

A patient tried to stab someone at Nicosia general hospital and then punched a doctor and two nurses, unions charged on Saturday, prompting them to organise a two-hour strike on ...

Convicted murderer Doros Theofanous and the 26-year-old who appears to have helped him escape on September 26 while visiting his home in Choletria, Paphos, under the noses of his police escort, ...

Police on Friday arrested a 47-year-old woman in connection with a bomb explosion that destroyed a 78-year-old man’s vehicle in Ayios Athanasios in Limassol in the early hours of ...

A fight broke out in the central prison kitchens after inmates complained about the quality of their food, resulting in injuries, with one inmate being taken to the hospital by ...

The Limassol district court on Friday issued a six-day remand order for a 23-year-old man arrested in connection with multiple burglary and theft cases. According to a police statement, the ...

A 58-year-old woman was arrested early on Friday at Larnaca airport after more than two kilograms of cocaine were found in her luggage. According to a police statement, members of ...

A 23-year-old man wanted theft cases under investigation, was arrested and taken into custody by police on Friday. Police located the suspect in Yermasoyia around 1.30am following evidence that he ...

Convict Doros Theofanous who escaped police custody right under the watch of authorities was allegedly on the receiving end of preferential treatment for years, and was frequently allowed home visits ...

A man appeared in court in the north on Thursday after having been arrested in Turkey, having flown from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport after crossing to the north ...

A 31-year-old man was sentenced to one year in prison on Thursday for setting fire to the house he was living in on September 26 in Nicosia. Police said the man ...

Former Green Party candidate in the European parliament elections Oz Karahan and former Sigma TV journalist Giorgos Tattis will both appear in court again on November 18 after having been arrested ...

Paphos police arrested a 27-year-old man on overnight for an investigated case of illegal drugs and burglary tool possession. According to the police, the suspect was stopped for a check ...

The trial of the man who killed 16-year-old Zehie Helin Reessur is set to conclude on October 24. Her killer, Sefer Bugra Altundag, will learn his sentence, having been charged with ...

A 28-year-old man was remanded in custody for eight days on Tuesday after having been arrested the previous day when police found him to be in possession of more than 80 ...

A 27-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday morning after arriving at Larnaca airport with 24 kilograms of cannabis in his luggage. The police said a check of the man’s luggage ...

A 50-year-old man was arrested on Monday night after crashing a stolen car into a police vehicle while trying to escape arrest for having stolen the car in the first ...

Convicted escaped murderer, 42-year-old Doros Theofanous, was back at the Central Prisons in an isolation cell on Monday. The convicted double murderer was returned to prison shortly after 11am while ...

Police on Sunday afternoon arrested the convicted murderer who has been on the run since Thursday after he was spotted on the Limassol sea front. He was arrested at around 5.30...

A Nicosia man has been remanded in police custody after officers found him with 450g of cannabis. According to the police, while officers were on patrol on Saturday they stopped ...