Witness defends efforts to help Stylianos in court
The persons involved in tracking the case of Stylianos Constantinou, the teenager who took his own life, had tried to “save” the boy, but he could not be saved, a ...
Officer to be sentenced over Stylianos’ death
A police officer who pleaded guilty to charges of neglect of duty over the suicide of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou in 2019 will be sentenced on November 30.
The 58-year-old officer had served ...
UK court weighs suicide risk against media freedom
An unusual case came before the High Court in England last week of a well-known celebrity, code name PPT, who sought to stop publication by two media outlets of serious ...
Stylianos ‘only felt safe at school’, was ‘beaten on soles of feet’ at home
By Rebekah Gregoriades
Stylianos Constantinou, who took his own life in 2019 when he was 14, “was the child who grew sadder as the school day came to a close”, special education ...
Tensions flare during Stylianos trial
Tensions flared during the trial concerning the death of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou at Nicosia district court on Friday, as a former special education teacher was cross-examined over allegations that the ...
Stylianos severely neglected, court hears
Stylianos Constantinou, who took his own life at age 14, was a severely neglected boy who would never have turned out well, a witness in the ongoing trial told the court ...
Teacher insists he reported marks on Stylianos’ body to headmaster
The third-grade teacher of Stylianos Constantinou told the Nicosia district court on Wednesday that he informed the headmaster regarding marks on the boy’s body which had been attributed to ...
Stylianos a gentle boy who ‘saved food for siblings’
Stylianos Constantinou’s second and third grade primary school teacher said on Monday that the boy – who took his own life when he was 14 – saved his school food to share ...
‘Everyone knew’ how Stylianos was living
Mental health services head nurse Kyriaki Ioannou told the court on Friday that everyone was aware of the conditions in which 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou – who took his own life – was ...
Stylianos’ mother was depressed but ‘still functioning’
The hearing into the death of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, who died by suicide in 2019, continued on Wednesday with the cross-examination of a witness at Nicosia district court.
Appearing before court ...
Further testimony heard in Stylianos case
The court case concerning the death of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, who took his own life in 2019, continued with further testimony before the Nicosia district court on Monday.
In her testimony, ...
Defence challenges testimony in Stylianos trial
In the trial concerning the suicide of Stylianos Constantinou, the defendants’ attorneys on Friday sought to discredit the testimony of a prosecution witness, describing as arbitrary her personal conclusion that ...
‘I will slaughter my father like he slaughters goats’
A special education teacher told Nicosia district court on Tuesday that Stylianos Constantinou, who died by suicide in September 2019 at the age of 14, had told her as a young child ...
Cyprus records lowest suicide rate in the EU
Cyprus has the lowest suicide rate in the EU, with the island recording 3.5 deaths per 100,000 residents compared to the European Union average of 10.4.
Together with Greece at 4.3 and Malta at 5.5, ...
Suicide teen said father ‘beats everyone, and my mother, and me’
Stylianos Constantinou, the 15-year-old boy who ended his life by suicide in 2019, had told his first-grade teacher that his father “beats everyone, and my mother, and the sheep, and me”, ...
Stylianos’ case postponed for a day
The court case into the suicide of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou was postponed on Wednesday due to a setback in proceedings.
During Wednesday’s hearing before the Nicosia district court, the ...
Witness speaks of ‘many alarm bells’ in Stylianos case
The family liaison officer who was assigned to Stylianos Constantinou, the 15-year-old boy who ended his life by suicide in 2019, on Tuesday told the Nicosia district court that “many alarm ...
Defence challenges teacher’s evidence in Stylianos trial
Cross examination of a former nursery schoolteacher continued on Friday in the Nicosia district court trial surrounding the suicide of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, with defence lawyers repeatedly challenging the basis ...
Stylianos ‘took a knife to school’ teacher tells court
A nursery school teacher told the Nicosia district court on Thursday that 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou displayed violent and self-destructive behaviour before the age of five and that she believed it ...
Witness breaks down during cross-examination in Stylianos case
The former nursery school teacher of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, who died by suicide in September 2019, broke down in tears on Wednesday during lengthy and at times intense cross-examination before the ...
Court permits hearsay evidence in Stylianos case ahead of teacher’s testimony
The Nicosia district court ruled on Friday to admit hearsay testimony in the criminal proceedings concerning the death of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou in 2019, paving the way for evidence from his ...
Court deliberates whether dead witness can testify in suicide teen case
The question of if a dead witness can testify in court was the central subject of Friday’s hearing of the trial of 11 suspects into the circumstances surrounding the death ...
Court to rule on statements attributed to teen suicide
The Nicosia district court on Wednesday was asked to rule on whether statements attributed to 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou can be admitted as evidence in the criminal trial concerning his death ...
Teenage suicide case should have been treated as high risk, court hears
The case of Stylianos Constantinou, the teenager who ended up taking his own life in September 2019, should have been classed as high-risk by the social welfare services, a key witness ...