Murdered woman was strangled, arrest warrant issued for wanted man (updated)
A woman found dead in her apartment on Sunday was strangled, police said on Monday as an arrest warrant was issued for the main suspect, thought to have crossed to ...
Suspect wanted after woman found dead in Limassol apartment (Updated)
Authorities are still looking for a 25-year-old man to shed light into the premediated murder case of a 35-year-old woman whose body was found in a Germasoya apartment early on ...
Investigations to locate missing man continue
Investigations to find Angelos Perikleous, 31, continued on Saturday, police said.
According to witness statements, they said, the victim appears to have been killed by a 25-year-old suspect, currently in custody.
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24-year-old re-arrested for premeditated murder of Perikleous
A 24-year-old hacker was re-arrested in Limassol on Tuesday for charges of the premeditated murder of Andreas Perikleous, aged 31.
Police made the arrest after securing a written statement from his ...
Second suspect remanded in connection with man’s disappearance
A 36-year-old suspect in the disappearance of Angelos Perikleous, 31, was remanded for five days by the Limassol district court on Thursday, police said.
The suspect is facing charges of kidnapping ...
Suspect in woman’s fall released following second post-mortem (Updated)
The 31-year-old partner of 28-year-old Lesya Bykova who was found dead near Aphrodite’s Rock earlier this month was on Friday released from custody as a second autopsy showed no ...
Court hears suspect’s conflicting statements in Aphrodite’s Rock death
Paphos district court on Tuesday renewed the remand of the 31-year-old suspect in the case of Lesya Bykova’s death for three more days, pending the outcome of a second ...
Remand expected for Petra tou Romiou murder suspect
Police on Monday are expected to request a renewal of the remand order for the 31-year-old man suspected of involvement in the death of Lesya Bykova ten days ago near ...
Second autopsy carried out on Ukrainian woman
The second postmortem on the body of 28-year-old Lesya Bykova, who was found dead on Saturday near Petra tou Romiou, was completed on Wednesday, with officials saying no statements would ...
Second autopsy for woman murdered near Petra tou Romiou
The 31-year-old man suspected of murdering and sexually abusing his 28-year-old partner secured a court order for a second postmortem on Tuesday as he disagrees with the initial findings.
His ...
Woman who fell at Petra tou Romiou was murdered, police confirm
Police on Monday confirmed foul play in the case of a 28-year-old woman found dead in the vicinity of Petra tou Romiou in Paphos on Saturday morning.
Officers believe her 31...
Top court rejects man’s murder sentence appeal
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal to reduce the 17-year sentence handed down by the criminal court to a 23-year-old convicted of the murder of a 19-year-old Syrian ...
Man remanded over Nicosia murder
A 22-year-old man was remanded on Thursday in connection with a murder that took place on February 5.
The man appeared before Nicosia criminal court where he was remanded for eight ...
Trial of Briton who killed wife delayed again
The trial of British pensioner David Hunter, who is accused of murdering his wife, was on Friday postponed as his defence asked for more time to prepare their legal arguments.
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Woman arrested in connection with Nicosia murder
A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of aiding and abetting a 22-year-old murder suspect that took place in the centre Nicosia earlier in the week.
According to ...
Police looking for one man after Sunday night’s murder (updated)
Police on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Osama Aldheis from Syria following the murder of his compatriot Alsweidani Ahmad, 21, on Sunday night.
The incident took place at around 9:40 on ...
Trial of British man who killed wife resumes
The trial for 75-year-old David Hunter, a British man facing murder charges for killing his wife Janice, resumed on Friday at Paphos criminal court.
Hunter has been in prison for ...
Demonstration in north over brutal murder of girl
Human rights organisations and NGOs in the north on Friday are set to hold a demonstration outside a court in Trikomo, where a 21-year-old suspected of murdering 16-year-old girl Zehie ...
Students hold protest over murder of their classmate
Students and parents in the north held a demonstration on Tuesday over the murder of 16-year-old Zehie Helin Reessur, saying the action was taken so “more Helins do not die.”
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Man to go on trial for murder after hit and run
A 45-year-old man, suspected of premeditated murder after he was involved in a fatal hit and run, was on Monday referred to a direct trial before the Paphos criminal court.
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Another postponement in Hunter trial
The court case for 74-year-old David Hunter currently in trial for killing his wife was postponed on Thursday due to the nationwide strike across the island over the cost of ...
Murder suspect of young girl in north detained in south (Updated)
The 21-year-old man suspected of murdering a 16-year-old girl in the north surrendered himself to the Greek Cypriot police late on Wednesday.
After the crime, Sefer Bugra Altundag fled to ...
Paphos resident remanded for murder after second knocked off his moped
A 45-year-old permanent resident of the island suspected of the premeditated murder of another man was on Sunday remanded in police custody for eight days by the Paphos district court.
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British wife showed no signs of life when ambulance arrived, court hears
One of the first people to arrive on the scene after a Paphos-based Briton killed his wife, an ambulance driver said when he arrived at the house in December 2021 she ...