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Supreme court overturns manslaughter verdict in Limassol killings, cites premeditation

Lizzy IoannidouJune 26, 2019June 26, 2019

By Lizzy IoannidouJune 26, 2019June 26, 201902258

The supreme court on Wednesday accepted the attorney-general’s appeal against the initial decision of the Limassol criminal court which ruled that the killing of three

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Father pleads guilty in infant death, mother not prosecuted

Evie AndreouMay 10, 2019May 10, 2019

By Evie AndreouMay 10, 2019May 10, 20190246

The attorney-general suspended the prosecution of a 29-year-old woman who was a suspect in the death last year of her three-month old baby. Her husband,

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Two jailed for 11 and 13 years for 2016 manslaughter of Latvian man

Annette ChrysostomouMarch 21, 2019

By Annette ChrysostomouMarch 21, 2019037

Two men, both Polish nationals, were sentenced to 11 and 13 years in prison on Thursday for the manslaughter of a Latvian man in Limassol

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Drugs suspect arrested after raid on ‘fortress’ home

George PsyllidesFebruary 28, 2019

By George PsyllidesFebruary 28, 20190109

Police on Thursday arrested a 27-year-old man during a raid of his fortress-style home in Nicosia in connection with drug offences and the recent death

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Father sentenced to ten years for fatally shooting son (Updated)

Annette ChrysostomouApril 11, 2018April 11, 2018

By Annette ChrysostomouApril 11, 2018April 11, 201810 15

The Limassol criminal court sentenced 71-year-old Timoleon Themistocleous to ten years in prison on Wednesday after he was found guilty in March of killing his

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Father guilty of manslaughter in son’s death

Evie AndreouMarch 14, 2018

By Evie AndreouMarch 14, 20183 17

A 71-year-old man was found guilty on Thursday of the manslaughter of his 20-year-old son in Paramytha, Limassol in 2015. The Limassol criminal court found Timoleon

Cyprus

Man guilty of manslaughter

Andria KadesFebruary 9, 2018

By Andria KadesFebruary 9, 20182 12

A 40-year-old man was found guilty of attempted manslaughter on Friday after he tried to kill his partner’s 16-year-old son. Paphos criminal court is set

Cyprus

Video shows care home resident was left on floor for hours

Evie AndreouDecember 21, 2017December 21, 2017

By Evie AndreouDecember 21, 2017December 21, 20174 75

A 27-year-old Sri Lankan woman, working as a carer in a Limassol nursing home and arrested over the strangulation of one of its residents,

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Two Russians face trial after man found dead with knife in chest

FORMER STAFFNovember 28, 2017November 28, 2017

By FORMER STAFFNovember 28, 2017November 28, 20173 15

Two Russian men will face trial in the Larnaca criminal court over the murder of Bulgarian Daniel Nikolov, 51, in the victim’s home earlier this

Britain

Manslaughter charges possible in Grenfell Tower fire disaster

Reuters News ServiceSeptember 19, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceSeptember 19, 2017017

The criminal investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire that killed about 80 people in London in June could result in manslaughter charges, but any prosecutions

Cyprus

Man guilty of manslaughter in road death (Updated)

George PsyllidesJune 29, 2017June 29, 2017

By George PsyllidesJune 29, 2017June 29, 201719 58

A 50-year-old man was found guilty on Thursday in the death of a motorist in 2015, killed after the defendant, high on drugs, slammed into

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Sixteen years for man who killed former partner in acid attack (Updated)

Staff ReporterMarch 15, 2017March 16, 2017

By Staff ReporterMarch 15, 2017March 16, 20174 18

The Nicosia criminal court jailed a 46-year-old Romanian man for 16 years on Wednesday for killing a woman in an acid attack last October

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‘I’m innocent,’ says defendant in Rosca manslaughter case

George PsyllidesMarch 13, 2017March 14, 2017

By George PsyllidesMarch 13, 2017March 14, 2017016

A 27-year-old man accused of being the instigator of a burglary that led to the death of a Moldovan woman, 36, in Larnaca in 2015

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Pensioner pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife killing

FORMER STAFFApril 21, 2016November 28, 2016

By FORMER STAFFApril 21, 2016November 28, 20165 16

AN 80-year-old man pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, after he killed his wife in her Pervolia home last month. Asked by prosecutors if he

Cyprus

17 years for man who killed aunt and uncle

Staff ReporterMarch 18, 2016November 28, 2016

By Staff ReporterMarch 18, 2016November 28, 20168 10

A 30-year-old who pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in relation with killing his aunt and uncle in Pitsilia in May last year was jailed by

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For the first time ever, a killer driver is charged with manslaughter

Evie AndreouFebruary 24, 2016November 29, 2016

By Evie AndreouFebruary 24, 2016November 29, 201636 15

Forty-eight-year-old Yiannis Kyriakides, who drove into the back of a car in Limassol last October and caused the death of its 25-year-old driver, was charged

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Elderly couple killer pleads guilty to manslaughter

George PsyllidesJanuary 8, 2016November 29, 2016

By George PsyllidesJanuary 8, 2016November 29, 20167 8

A 30-year-old man pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges on Friday in relation with killing his aunt and uncle in Pitsilia in May last year. The

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Man who caused crash faces manslaughter trial

Evie AndreouNovember 10, 2015November 28, 2016

By Evie AndreouNovember 10, 2015November 28, 201634 21

By Evie Andreou A 48-year-old man who drove into the back of a car causing the death of its driver, 25, was referred for trial

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Man injured in March brawl dies in Limassol

Jean ChristouSeptember 8, 2015November 28, 2016

By Jean ChristouSeptember 8, 2015November 28, 20163 19

A 50-year-old man badly injured during a brawl in Limassol in March has died, police said on Tuesday. The man, a foreign national, was being

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Jailed teen killer sentenced again for car theft and drug offences

Jean ChristouJuly 29, 2015November 28, 2016

By Jean ChristouJuly 29, 2015November 28, 20167 18

The Larnaca court on Wednesday handed down another two-year sentence for car thefts and drug offences to Alexis Anastasiou, 17 who was jailed for 17 years