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871. Community bids farewell to Sierra

The funeral of little Sierra, the youngest of seven victims in the Orestis serial killer case, was held on Sunday, exactly three months after the body of her mother was discovered in an abandoned well...

872. Serial killer’s SIM card points to more women

A mobile phone SIM card that was destined for convicted serial killer Nikos Metaxas in prison could possibly hold key information that may be of interest to crime investigators...

873. Questions remain in Limassol murder-suicide

The funeral of a woman who was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend, in a murder-suicide over the weekend, is being held on Tuesday while questions remain over the circumstances of her death...

874. Shots fired at Paphos General Hospital

Police officers fired shots at Paphos General Hospital to thwart an escape attempt by a detainee on Tuesday evening...

875. Mom arrested for snatching son from foster care

A mother has been arrested on kidnapping charges after Child Services accused her of snatching her son from a foster care facility...

876. Lady’s Mile mired in controversy again

Lady’s Mile Beach finds itself once again at the centre of controversy, with an upcoming concert in the balance due to environmental concerns and a businessman who is trying to get beach coolers banned...

877. Bank employee arrested for stealing €185,000

A former bank employee has been arrested by Limassol police after an internal audit reportedly discovered suspicious patterns and anomalies in connection with customers’ bank accounts...

878. First lawsuit against police in serial killer case

A lawsuit against the police is expected to be filed Tuesday in the serial killer case, with a lawyer saying his client is seeking damages but also trying to protect evidence and testimonies that could “vanish” in the future...

879. Man robbed while meeting online date

Four suspects have been detained on theft-related charges, following a complaint by a man who says he was ambushed after he set up a meeting with the woman he met online...

880. Unions spell out rules on sexual harassment

Three unions have signed a code of conduct on sexual harassment in the workplace, in an effort to include very detailed Do's and Don'ts in employment contracts...

881. Girl with fever incident sparks debate

A recent incident where a young girl running a fever was turned away at the hospital has sparked debate among doctors and the Health Insurance Organization, with an easy solution nowhere in sight...

882. Police lineup scheduled in serial killer case

A Nicosia judge has renewed the remand for the main suspect in the serial killer case, with prosecutors hinting at a police lineup as a next step in the investigation...

883. Woman accused of stealing from employer

A former employee at a company in Paphos has been arrested on fraud charges, accused of issuing fake receipts and pocketing over 10 grand...

884. Missing complaint leads to Syrian man’s arrest

A Syrian man who was reported missing ended up getting arrested, with police investigating whether he obtained asylum documents on false pretenses ...

885. School vendor mistaken for kidnapper

Larnaca police went on high alert Friday by responding to a school complaint over a possible kidnapper, who ended up being a vendor for the canteen...

886. Dad schleps toy gun to school

Police say media reports of a father pulling a fake gun on a kindergarten principal have been blown out of proportion...

887. Neighbours say woman abandoned baby

Police arrested two people on Monday early morning after neighbors complained a mother abandoned her little baby at home...

888. Alleged rape victim’s car set on fire

A car belonging to a Paphos woman, who recently accused her ex boyfriend of raping her twice, was destroyed by fire in what officials believe to be a malicious attack...

889. Filipina who escaped Orestis speaks out

New information emerged about the alleged serial killer, with another woman from the Philippines coming forward with shocking details of how she escaped alleged serial killer Nikos Metaxas days before the first body discovery...

890. Supreme Court stunned at lenient sentence

The Supreme Court has ruled that a suspended sentence for a man, who battered his girlfriend because she refused to have sex, was “exceptionally lenient” especially given his criminal past behaviour...

891. Girl’s mom accuses cop of obstructing justice

A mother has turned to a media outlet to complaint against the police, saying an officer discouraged her from filing a complaint against an obscene caller who targeted her pre-teen daughter...

892. Wanted man arrested on rape charges

Cops arrested a 24-year-old Paphos man who is accused of raping his ex girlfriend while he was wanted by police for allegedly committing the exact same crime a week earlier...

893. Sovereignty under dispute comment draws criticism

894. Police try to narrow evidence gap

Police investigators are seeking to collect secondary evidence in the serial killer case, as destruction of primary evidence is believed to have taken place early in the investigation due to a false arrest...

895. Orestis back in court

A month has gone by with police still searching for two more slain victims of alleged serial killer Orestis, while a crucial autopsy on Monday is expected to show the cause of death of eight-year-old Elena Natalia...

896. Red Lake object traced back to film production

New reports appear to debunk Wednesday’s odd find at the Red Lake, as an object that alerted authorities ended up being a mockup body dumped during the filming of a foreign movie two decades ago...

897. Wellness checks begin on Orestis’ phone contacts

As underwater search for at least two slain victims is ongoing in the serial killer case, police are performing wellness checks on all foreign women whose numbers were stored on a dedicated SIM card belonging to the suspect...

898. New police chief offers apology

The new police chief has offered an apology following criticism about mishandling cases of missing foreign women and children who ended up being murdered by a serial killer...

899. Rape charges added in serial killer case

The serial killer case was back in court on Sunday with suspect Nikos Metaxas remanded in custody on new charges including rape...

900. Sonar scans red lake for victims

Experts have began mapping the bottom of the red lake using sonar technology in the serial killer case, while the second body found in a nearby mine shaft has been positively identified...