https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orestis-trial-starts-monday
The alleged serial killer in the “Orestis case” has been ordered to appear for his arraignment on Monday, where he will formerly answer to seven murder charges and one rape...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-on-the-right-track-to-combat-trafficking
A US report says the Republic of Cyprus fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, while also offering recommendations for improving prosecution of criminals and offering assistance to victims...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/father-who-dropped-baby-gets-eight-years
A Romanian father was sentenced to eight years behind bars in the death of his baby boy, who died of head trauma days after he was dropped in 2018...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biker-tells-story-of-finding-marry-rose-s-body
A group of curious bikers were behind the discovery of the first body in the serial killer case that shocked public opinion in Cyprus and around the world...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/underhanded-lawyer-put-behind-bars
A private attorney who was convicted in a case of fraud and deception has been sentenced to four months for violating ethics and forging the signature of the state’s attorney general...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawyer-accuses-himself-of-fraud
A private attorney is facing charges after he filed a complaint against himself alleging he had faked the attorney general’s signature...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tzionis-gets-eight-months-for-burglary
The main suspect in the Strovolos double murder case has been sentenced to eight months on burglary charges in a separate case in Paphos, while defense attorneys are going on the offence during cross-examination of prosecution witnesses...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asian-spa-owner-mounts-defence
The Chinese owner of a massage parlour in Limassol has pleaded not guilty to trafficking and exploitation charges, while his lawyer says there are professional disputes behind the accusations against his client...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/indian-housemaid-in-nicosia-hung-out-to-dry
A female housemaid from India was ordered to pay a €500 fine after a judge found her guilty of stealing €20 from her employers, a charge she vehemently denies to this day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-sentenced-for-throwing-puppy-off-building
A Nicosia judge sentenced a man to 30 days in prison for killing a puppy after he threw it off a building during an argument...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-in-north-jailed-for-raping-daughter
A man in the north was sentenced to 28 years behind bars after he was found guilty of raping his teenage daughter for a number of years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/speeder-gets-speedy-trial-in-larnaca
A young man ended up spending some time in jail before getting a 30 day suspended sentence for driving three times the limit on a Larnaca road...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bill-proposes-up-to-five-years-for-stalkers
A bill that would empower harassment and stalking victims is being delayed in the House in order for MPs to seek input from the legal department...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-adoption-go-between-to-stand-trial
A woman from the Philippines, who acted as a go-between in a gay couple child adoption, will stand criminal trial facing multiple charges including trafficking of minors...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-accused-of-sexually-molesting-stepdaughter
A man from Limassol accused of sexually molesting his 17-year-old stepdaughter is in remanded custody until his criminal trial in March...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coral-bay-charges-reduced-to-manslaughter
Charges in the killing of a British tourist in Peyia last summer have been reduced from premeditated murder to manslaughter...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/speeding-driver-gets-jail-sentence
The driver who was clocked at 200 kilometres on the highway earlier this week has been sentenced to three weeks behind bars...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/halil-walks-free
A Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector has been released from prison after serving just three days of his 20-day sentence, after refusing to pay a fine to get out of army reserve duty...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/conscientious-objector-booked-into-jail
Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu is heading to prison to serve his sentence, after refusing to pay a fine to get out of army reserve duty...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/white-house-considers-executive-order-to-ban-huawei-and-zte
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-orders-‘pervert-cop-to-do-jail-time
The Supreme Court handed down a two year prison sentence to a police officer, who initially got one year suspended for sexually assaulting a female nurse in his hotel room...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strasbourg-christmas-market-attacker-neutralized
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-sentenced-for-sexually-abusing-teen
A 48-year-old local man has been sentenced to four years after he was found guilty of sexually molesting a teenage girl who suffered from mental illness...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-raid-nicosia-pubs-and-restaurants
Law enforcement officials from the Migration department raided a number of business establishments in Nicosia Friday night, in an effort to locate undocumented workers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rural-nicosia-murder-trial-starts-next-month
The confessed killer in the rural Nicosia murder will go straight to criminal trial next month, facing a number of charges including premeditated murder...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/indian-student-gets-two-years-for-opioids
An Indian man has been sentenced to two years by a Larnaca court after pleading guilty to importing over 2000 opioid pills back in June 2018...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-plays-down-russian-tourist-airport-incident
Nicosia is playing down reports over detentions of Russian nationals at the airport who say they plan to visit the northern part of the island, vowing to look into a specific airport incident while giving assurances that the overall crossing experiences are positive...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-madly-in-love-loses-appeal-in-pedophile-conviction
A convicted pedophile lost his appeal case after telling the Supreme Court he was “madly in love” with a 10-year-old girl and he was simply acting out in a childish manner...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-warn-online-romance-seekers
Police are warning the public, especially those actively looking for love online, not to fall victims to unscrupulous imposters who are after money while pretending they are interested in a romantic relationship...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-court-sentences-cypriot-jihadist
A Londoner of Cypriot origin and his wife have been sentenced to six years and three months in Turkey after they were convicted on terrorism charges...