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1. Worker jailed for four years over stabbing at migrant centre

A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to stabbing a coworker during a workplace dispute last year....

2. Five headed for trial as manhunt continues in Larnaca street violence case

Five men accused in connection with a violent incident involving gunfire in central Larnaca have been committed directly to trial before the Permanent Criminal Court of Larnaca. The case relates to clashes that occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, 17 January....

3. Father in custody over infant’s serious injuries

Police in Nicosia are investigating a suspected case of infant abuse after a three-month-old baby boy was hospitalized with symptoms doctors say are consistent with shaken baby syndrome....

4. Cricket bats, bloodstains and 12 arrests mark violent night in Limassol

A late-night clash in Limassol’s Agia Zoni neighborhood left three people injured and sent police racing to an apartment where a dozen individuals were arrested, as authorities continue to investigate what they describe as a violent and organized incident....

5. Family dispute turns deadly in Pegeia as man fatally stabbed by nephew

Police in the Paphos district are investigating a case of premeditated murder following the fatal stabbing of a 41-year-old man shortly before midnight on Saturday in the Pegeia area....

6. Father on the run after allegedly helping sons flee attempted murder case in Limassol

Two brothers aged 30 and 20 have been remanded in custody for six days by the Limassol District Court in connection with an attempted murder that took place in central Limassol last month....

7. 85-year-old suffers skull and rib fractures after being attacked by intruder inside his home

An 85-year-old man was seriously injured after being attacked during a robbery at his home in Cyprus’s Nicosia district, according to police....

8. Man arrested in Paphos after supermarket stabbing

Police detained a 48-year-old man Tuesday afternoon in connection with the stabbing of a supermarket employee in Paphos....

9. Parents held after baby found with brain hemorrhage

A 4½-month-old baby is fighting for life at Makarios Hospital after doctors discovered a serious brain hemorrhage, police said Wednesday....

10. Cyprus report finds failures in Takata airbag recall, flags possible criminal and political liability

The Attorney General of Cyprus, George Savvides, has released a report from a Three-Member Investigative Committee examining the distribution and recall of vehicles equipped with defective Takata airbags in Cyprus....

11. Teen shot with airgun for 'ruining’ bonfire party

Police are investigating an attack on an 18-year-old in Limassol, where he was beaten and shot with an airgun allegedly because the suspects feared he would "ruin" their bonfire party. ...

12. Turkish dissident detained after brutal assault

A foreign national is in remanded custody in Cyprus after being accused of kidnapping a man in Ayia Napa as well as assaulting him and his former girlfriend in her apartment in Paralimni...

13. Suspect got scammed in deadly drug deal

The suspect in a deadly drug deal gone wrong in Limassol has given his own version of events, saying he flew into a rage after noticing he had paid for Himalayan salt instead of crystal meth...

14. Police smart vehicle flags down wanted man

Police continue to put their smart vehicles to good use while out on the road, after a car driven by a wanted man who had had too much to drink was flagged on Wednesday by the mobile ANPR system...

15. Police in the dark over Kolossi fight

Police investigators remain in the dark over a violent confrontation with political undertones in Limassol on Wednesday, with reports saying an army captain in remanded custody is refusing to cooperate with law enforcement authorities...

16. More road deaths, incidents over weekend

A pedestrian was killed in a traffic accident on Sunday marking the second road fatality over the weekend, while two others were arrested in separate road incidents in Paphos and Limassol...

17. Two hospitalized in Limassol parking attack

Two people have been arrested following a parking incident in Limassol, with reports saying two others were hospitalized after sustaining injuries inflicted with a knife or a gardening tool...

18. Limassol attack video making rounds

A disturbing video is making the rounds on social media, showing a nasty fight that broke out in public on a bustling strip in Limassol earlier this week...

19. Man jailed for stabbing elderly neighbour

A local man was sentenced to eight years in prison for stabbing an elderly man who was in his own backyard at his Larnaca residence...

20. Two couples arrested after brutal assault

Two men and their spouses have been detained following a vicious attack against an Egyptian male who was found in very bad shape in Paphos...

21. Shocking details in Limassol torture case

A 21-year-old man was remanded in custody on Tuesday in connection with a case of suspected torture, with an 18-year-old male saying the suspect threatened to kill him if he didn't let him have his way...

22. Four locked up after Solomou incident

Four people were arrested following a violent incident in downtown Nicosia on Monday, involving a bus driver, his son and two passengers ...

23. Man re-arrested after run over victim dies

A Nicosia resident died in hospital on Thursday one week after he was hit by a car in what police believed to be a deliberate attempt linked to illegal drugs...

24. Man sentenced for stabbing unbegrudging friend

A man who stabbed his friend downtown Nicosia while being intoxicated has been sentenced to five years, with the victim reportedly saying he has forgiven his attacker...

25. Coral Bay defendant admits lesser charges

The Coral Bay trial resumed Tuesday following a number of procedural delays, with the prosecution introducing three lesser charges against the defendant while the court formally suspended prosecution on two previous counts, manslaughter and premeditated murder...

26. 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...

27. Woman says pal held her captive for months

A woman in Larnaca has been arrested following allegations that she was holding captive another senior citizen against her will and robbing her over six months, just after they two struck up a friendship...

28. Damning report on Attica floods

A months-long investigation into the causes of catastrophic floods in Mandra, western Attica, in November 2017, which killed 25, injured 13 and caused massive damage to homes and infrastructure, has pointed to negligence by local and regional authorities, noting that no flood prevention works had been carried out to avert such a disaster....

29. Twenty charged over deadly 2018 Attica blaze

30. Men sentenced for assaulting billionaire investor

The Famagusta District Court handed down sentences to four men in connection with the beating of Egyptian investor Naguib Sawiris, hours before the stone laying ceremony for the Ayia Napa marina back in 2016...