Posts tagged with "child"

Australia to offer apology for institutional child sex abuse Oceania

Australia to offer apology for institutional child sex abuse

June 13th, 2018 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Wednesday he will deliver a national apology to victims of institutional child sexual abuse and their families on October 22. The upcoming apology was sparked by a five-year inquiry into child sexual abuse which delved into more than 8,000 cases of sexual misconduct largely committed...
Police keen to launch investigation after child found wandering in street Cyprus

Police keen to launch investigation after child found wandering in street

March 21st, 2017 Police on Tuesday said that they would arrange for the man who rescued a two-and-a half-year-old toddler found wandering alone along a road in the centre of Limassol on Monday to file an official report so that they can investigate. The toddler, a girl, was spotted by a man on Monday morning, at around 9.30am, walking by herself along...
Greek Cypriots in surrogacy case handed back Cyprus

Greek Cypriots in surrogacy case handed back

October 27th, 2016 Authorities in the north on Thursday handed over to Greek Cypriot police three Greek Cypriots and an Albanian national suspected of involvement in the alleged kidnapping of a 17-month-old baby. Arrangements were made by the United Nations to transfer the four into the custody of police in the south, at a location near the Ledra Palace...
Ten years jail for child rapist Cyprus

Ten years jail for child rapist

September 22nd, 2016 The Larnaca Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a 47-year-old man to 10 years in prison for raping an underage girl while living with her mother around six years ago. The defendant, of Greek origin, was jailed for rape, corrupting a young woman between the age of 13 and 17, and sexual exploitation of a child. According to a court...
Boy in serious condition after playground injury Cyprus

Boy in serious condition after playground injury

August 26th, 2016 A four-and-a-half-year-old boy was in serious but stable condition on Friday after suffering head injury while at a playground in Larnaca. Police were notified of the incident at around 10.30pm after the child was taken to hospital. Officers determined that the boy, from Livadhia, sustained a fracture to his cranium when he fell...
Kindergarten teacher under investigation for allegedly dragging child by the legs Cyprus

Kindergarten teacher under investigation for allegedly dragging child by the legs

July 29th, 2016 Police are investigating reports made against a Limassol kindergarten teacher who is alleged to have dragged a five-year-old child in her care some six metres by the legs. The incident, which was reported by other parents, is said to have occurred on Monday. They say they saw the 58-year-old carer dragging the child from the yard of...
Police searching for missing woman and child Cyprus

Police searching for missing woman and child

May 31st, 2016 OLGA MITIENOVA, 28, along with one-year daughter were reported to police as missing from their Limassol home since Thursday, May 26. According to the description given to the police, the 28-year-old has blonde short hair is thin and is 174cm in height. Anyone with information is requested to contact the Citizens Hotline on 1460 or...
Woman arrested after leaving daughter, 11, waiting outside pub in the early hours Cyprus

Woman arrested after leaving daughter, 11, waiting outside pub in the early hours

May 15th, 2016 A 36-year-old woman, foreign national, who lives in Nicosia was arrested early Sunday for alleged child endangerment and neglect after police said they found her 11-year-old daughter sitting outside an Oroklini pub waiting for her mother to finish drinking. Police reports said that officers, following a tip off, found the 11-year-old...
Mother and child rescued after car falls 50 metres off mountain road   Cyprus

Mother and child rescued after car falls 50 metres off mountain road  

April 26th, 2016 A 34-year old mother and her four-year-old son were rescued by the fire service on Tuesday after their car went off a mountain road plummeting 50 metres off the Agros-Chandria road in the Limassol district. According to the fire service, they received a call at around 12.20pm to rescue two people whose car, a Pajero, had gone off the...
Syrian child believed dead reunited with family in Cyprus after two years Cyprus

Syrian child believed dead reunited with family in Cyprus after two years

February 23rd, 2016 After a separation of two years a seven-year-old girl from Syria has finally been reunited with her family in Cyprus. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) conducted its first family reunification in Cyprus in coordination with the Cypriot foreign ministry. "The girl was separated from her family for two years, having...
Politis radio called to explain airing of Greek ‘Lolita-type’ song Cyprus

Politis radio called to explain airing of Greek ‘Lolita-type’ song

February 5th, 2016 The Cyprus Radiotelevision Authority (CRTA) has asked Politis radio station to provide explanations as regards airing a song which they said, promotes the participation of a minor in a sex act. The enquiry concerns the Greek song ‘Svise ta fota’ (Turn off the lights), according to which, the singer appears to be addressing a...
Police foil kidnap plan, as Norwegians remanded Cyprus

Police foil kidnap plan, as Norwegians remanded

February 5th, 2016 By Elias Hazou THE three Norwegian nationals suspected of the planned kidnapping of a four-year-old girl were on Thursday remanded in custody for six days, while police secured an arrest warrant for a fourth suspect. The three men, aged 29, 40 and 60, were detained on Sunday while crossing Ayios Dhometios checkpoint in Nicosia from...
Twelve people dead after fire at a sewing room in Moscow World

Twelve people dead after fire at a sewing room in Moscow

January 31st, 2016 Twelve people were found dead after a fire in a sewing room in Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee said on Sunday. The committee, which has opened a criminal case over the fire, said the blaze broke out late on Saturday. It was investigating possible causes, including a technical problem or deliberate arson. Interfax news...
Police investigating suspected sexual assault on nine-year-old girl Cyprus

Police investigating suspected sexual assault on nine-year-old girl

November 20th, 2015 A 77-year-old grandfather has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting his nine-year-old granddaughter. Her 13-year-old brother is also suspected of sexually assaulting the girl. The grandfather, 77 was arrested on Thursday after police received the report through the social welfare office, which in turn had been notified by...
Paedophile suspect to face trial in Paphos Cyprus

Paedophile suspect to face trial in Paphos

October 27th, 2015 A 73-year-old man accused of sexually harassing his 11-year-old granddaughter will face trial at the Paphos Assize Court on November 25, the Paphos district court ruled on Tuesday. State prosecutor Simos Simeou asked the court that the defendant remain in custody until the trial starts, for fear of attempting to influence the child or...
Owner of dog that bit child fined €250 Cyprus

Owner of dog that bit child fined €250

October 12th, 2015 The owner of an unsupervised dog that attacked a 5-year-old child was fined €250 on Monday, which he will have to pay within a week. In his verdict, Paphos district court judge Petros Michaelides explained that he considered the dog-owner’s clean record, his immediate acceptance of responsibility and remorse. The charges facing...
Filipina takes child away without permission News in Brief

Filipina takes child away without permission

September 24th, 2015 A Filipina has taken her eight-year old son out of the country without the permission of his father. A resident of Ormidia reported to the police station at Xylophagou on Wednesday that his estranged wife, aged 38, took their son abroad without his consent. The couple are separated and have joint custody of the child. An arrest...
Remand for mother after child-kidnap allegation Cyprus

Remand for mother after child-kidnap allegation

August 20th, 2015 A 35-year-old woman from the UK was remanded in custody for one day on Thursday for allegedly taking her eight-year old son out of the country without his father’s consent. The case was reported to police on July 23, by the 51-year-old former partner of the suspect and father of the boy, after she reportedly informed him through a...
Dog attacks child in Paphos village Cyprus

Dog attacks child in Paphos village

August 12th, 2015 A nine- year-old boy was attacked by an unattended dog in Timi village in Paphos on Tuesday. The boy was taken to hospital where he received first aid treatment, according to police. Paphos police spokesman, Nicos Tsapis, said that around 6pm on Tuesday the child was walking down a village street when the dog, a mixed breed,...
Police trying to locate mother who fled with boy, 6 News in Brief

Police trying to locate mother who fled with boy, 6

July 15th, 2015 Police are trying to locate a 27-year-old woman from Ukraine who has fled abroad with hr six-year-old son without the permission of the father, 38, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Wednesday. The father told Paphos police the two had separated in April and their son lived with the mother. He kept regular contact and saw the boy...
Protaras child ‘kidnap’ turns into U.K. media frenzy Crime

Protaras child ‘kidnap’ turns into U.K. media frenzy

June 19th, 2015 Some involved apologised to the hotel staff By Constantinos Psillides BRITISH media reporting on the alleged attempted kidnapping of three youngsters at a Protaras hotel, “has been completely blown out of proportion and it’s all wrong,” an eyewitness has told the Cyprus Mail, as others now believe they “over-reacted”...
Remanded for attempting to kidnap child (Updated) Cyprus

Remanded for attempting to kidnap child (Updated)

May 18th, 2015 By Constantinos Psillides THE 29-YEAR-OLD who attempted to kidnap a three-year-old boy near a café at the Phaneromeni area in Nicosia was remanded in custody by the Nicosia District Court on Monday for six days. The incident took place at around 5pm on Sunday. According to police, the 29-year-old grabbed the child while in a full...
Police catch 12-year-old at the wheel in Paphos Cyprus

Police catch 12-year-old at the wheel in Paphos

February 16th, 2015 Traffic police in Paphos were surprised on Sunday when they spotted a 12-year-old driving along the Polemiou-Kallepeia road with his parents aged 58 and 47 on board. The father was arrested, charged and released for allowing the child to drive without a licence and insurance. In other traffic incidents over the weekend a...
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