Two years since first body of serial killer’s victims found – women hold memorial
A group of women dressed in black marched on Wednesday to the Presidential Palace to mark the second anniversary since the first body was discovered...
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Police officers in Metaxas case charged
Fifteen police officers facing prosecution over the way they handled the disappearance of several foreign women who turned out to be the victims of a...
Police chief stands by officers in Metaxas case
Police chief Kypros Michaelides said on Wednesday he will support the 15 officers who are facing prosecution over the handling of the Metaxas serial killing...
AG’s office confirms grounds for criminal charges against 15 officers in serial killer case (updated)
Fifteen police officers will be prosecuted over the handling of a number of cases of missing women and children who later turned up murdered by...
Up to 20 police officers face prosecution for handling of Metaxas case
Police chief Kypros Michaelides confirmed on Monday that the attorney-general has ordered the prosecution of around 20 police officers over the way the force handled...
Report on police handling of serial killer’s victims handed over to attorney-general
An independent investigator on Thursday declined to comment on the findings of a probe into the police handling of the disappearance of women who turned...
Report into missing women who turned up murdered to be with AG Monday
The report of the independent police watchdog’s investigation into the force’s handling of several disappearances of women who later turned out to be victims of...
Probe into police handling of missing victims of serial killer ready next month
The findings of a probe into the way the police handled the disappearances of several women and two girls who became the victims of a...
Cyprus’ serial killings to be portrayed in Philippines docudrama
An award-winning weekly drama series in the Philippines, ‘Tadhana’ will feature two special episodes based on the serial murders in Cyprus which were uncovered in...
Funeral held for another of Metaxas’ victims
A funeral service was held Thursday for one of the victims of serial killer Nicos Metaxas who claimed the lives of five women and two...
Bill comes due for locating serial killer’s victims in red lake
The cost of paying a private company to trawl the Mitsero red lake for the bodies of three of the victims of serial killer Nicos...
Police looking to learn from mistakes says chief
We cannot improve unless we recognise our mistakes, recently appointed police chief Kypros Michaelides said on Friday in an address to the port and marine...
Police chief: we will regain the public’s trust after Metaxas case
New police chief Kypros Michaelides pledged on Thursday that the force shall redouble its efforts to cement a sense of security amid the public, addressing...
Plea for public patience over probe into Metaxas’ victims
The probe into the police handling of missing persons reports filed for the victims of serial killer Nicos Metaxas will hold accountable any police officer...
Three-month extension for probe into police handling of Metaxas’ missing victims
The independent police watchdog said on Thursday it has granted a three-month extension to investigators probing the way the police handled the disappearances of several...
Probe into possible police lapses in missing women cases due soon, chief says
Police chief Kypros Michaelides on Tuesday praised the people who helped expose the crimes of 35-year-old serial killer Nicos Metaxas and helped locate his seven...
Two of serial killer’s victims buried in Philippines
The remains of two women killed by serial killer Nicos Metaxas in Cyprus arrived in the Philippines on Saturday evening, media in the Philippines reported....
Funerals held for two more of serial killer’s victims
Funeral services were held on Thursday for Mary Rose Tiburcio and Maricar Valdez Arquila, two of the seven victims of confessed serial killer Nicos Metaxas....
Stelios foundation donates to families of serial killer’s victims, seeks relatives of two
Financial aid of €50.000 has been paid to the families of five of the seven victims of serial killer Nicos Metaxas by the Stelios Philanthropic...
Five consecutive life sentences, plus two concurrent for serial killer (Updated)
The Nicosia criminal court on Monday sentenced Cyprus’ first recorded serial killer to seven life sentences, five consecutive and two concurrent, bringing to an end...