17 years for man who killed aunt and uncle
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
Murder
Appeal opens in Hadjicostis murder case, Skordelli taken ill (Updated)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing the appeals against the convictions for the 2010 murder of Sigma boss Andis Hadjicostis. Appealing the June, 2013
Three arrested in connection with Pyla murder
POLICE on Thursday arrested three men, and were searching for two more, thought to be linked to the murder of a 40-year-old man in the
Man remanded after shooting wife
The Larnaca District Court on Friday ordered the eight-day remand of Yiangos Katsaris, 80, who murdered his wife Zoe on Thursday morning outside her home
Investigation into Pyla area murder continues
Police on Thursday continued their investigation into what appears to be the gangland murder of 40-year-old man in the Pyla area. Giorgos Georgiou, aka Chiquito,
Pyla murder victim was shot sniper-style from 100 metres (updated)
Police on Wednesday continued their investigation into the murder of a 40-year-old man on Tuesday evening in the Pyla area who appears to have been shot sniper-style from a
Man murdered outside his home in Pyla
A 40-year-old man was murdered in Pyla, Larnaca, shortly after 9pm Tuesday, police said. According to police sources, the man was murdered in a seemingly
Indian man kills 14 members of own family, then hangs himself
A man in India stabbed 14 members of his own family to death, including seven children, before hanging himself, police said on Sunday, in one
Serious crime down by 28 per cent, minister says
Serious crime in Nicosia is down 28 per cent, burglaries more than a third, and traffic accidents by 18 per cent, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou
Cypriot man makes it into Europe’s newly-launched ‘Most Wanted’ list
A Cypriot man, a convicted rapist and murderer, has been included on the EU’s ‘Most Wanted’ list, launched this weekend. Among the 45 suspects currently
India court sentences three to death for student rape, murder
By Sujoy Dhar An Indian court sentenced three men to the death penalty for raping and killing a 20-year-old woman in a case that sparked
Ivorian ex-president pleads not guilty to war crimes
By Thomas Escritt Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo pleaded not guilty to charges of planning post-election violence that left 3,000 dead, as his war crimes
Remand for man accused of killing son
The 67-year-old man suspected of killing his 19-year-old son last October in Paramytha, Limassol, was remanded for six days on Saturday. The suspect, Timoleon Themistocleous,
UK man caught for rape and murder of British Cypriot teen 34 years ago
A 56-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in the UK for the rape and murder of a Greek Cypriot schoolgirl 34 years ago in London after
Limassol triple murder suspect denies all charges (Updates with separate 2012 assault case)
By Andria Kades The 31-year-old man who initially admitted to the killing of three young men in Anexartisias, Limassol late last year, denied on Tuesday
Elderly couple killer pleads guilty to manslaughter
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
Previous attempt to murder Tasos Georgiou had failed
By Andria Kades An attempt to murder Tasos Georgiou, 23, had taken place some three weeks before he was fatally shot, it emerged on Wednesday.
Police seeking leads in 23-yr-old’s murder
Police on Tuesday continued their investigation into the murder of a 23-year-old, with links to the underworld, who was gunned down early on Monday outside
Murder victim’s body riddled with nine bullets (Update 4)
By Andria Kades A 23-year-old man was shot nine times early on Monday morning when he was killed outside his friend’s flat in Strovolos, Nicosia.
‘Tis the season for … murder
By Julia Tabas While you were unwrapping presents on Christmas morning, a frozen corpse was discovered in a snowdrift. While you were prepping for your