https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-abductor-gets-sixteen-years
The Larnaca abductor who kidnapped and drugged two school boys has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, with the criminal judges describing the case as unprecedented for Cyprus standards...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/charges-in-parental-abduction-of-marie-eleni
Five people are expected to face charges in the 2017 abduction of Marie-Eleni, while reports out of Norway say the mother took her daughter without holding up her end of the bargain...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-with-scissors-kidnaps-woman
A man was arrested on Monday following a complaint by a woman who said she was robbed and threatened with scissors after a night on the town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-in-adoption-case-in-and-out-of-court
The arraignment for a Filipina facing trafficking charges in a baby adoption case has been pushed back once again, with no end in sight to her incarceration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-still-in-jail-adoption-trial-pushed-back
A woman from the Philippines, who acted as a go-between in a gay couple child adoption, remains in prison without a formal attorney after her arraignment was pushed back on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-teen-says-she-was-raped
A teenage girl, who is frequently reported as missing from her Nicosia foster home, says she was raped in an abandoned area and then driven back into town...
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/judge-clears-courtroom-in-larnaca-abductor-trial
A Larnaca judge ordered reporters and onlookers to leave the courtroom in the kidnapping trial of two school boys, citing the tender age of the victims...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-in-woman-s-balcony-fall
The 32-year-old woman from Poland, who fell off her balcony last week, says she tried to escape from a man who wouldn’t let her go out...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-abductor-admits-drugging-school-boys
The criminal trial in the Larnaca abduction case continued on Wednesday, with suspect Yiorgos “George” Nicolaou finally admitting two the drugging charges along with kidnapping the two school boys...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-abductor-back-in-court
The criminal trial in the Larnaca abduction case continues on Wednesday, with suspect Yiorgos “George” Nicolaou facing charges of kidnapping and drugging two school boys...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-sentenced-in-teen-bride-kidnapping-case
A 21-year-old man in Nicosia got a suspended sentence in a bride kidnapping case involving a 13-year-old girl who claimed she was in love with him...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-suspect-pleads-not-guilty
The main suspect in the Strovolos double murder case has officially changed his plea on Monday, prior to a scheduled sentencing, making the work of the prosecutors more difficult as they relied on the testimonies of fellow suspects...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/criminal-trial-begins-for-larnaca-abductor
The criminal trial in the Larnaca abduction case began on Monday, with suspect Yiorgos “George” Nicolaou facing charges of kidnapping and drugging two school boys...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tzionis-takes-back-guilty-plea
The lawyer of 33-year-old Loizos Tzionis, the main suspect in the double Strovolos murder, told the criminal court his client plans to change his plea on at least some charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-trial-on-shaky-ground
The trial of the four suspects in April’s shocking double murder in Nicosia is set to continue on Monday, with media reports hinting at a possible major upset in the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/knife-wielding-larnaca-robber-shows-remorse
The man who attempted to rob a convenience store in Larnaca and was chased into school yard told the court he had a lot of gambling debts...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/primary-schools-to-beef-up-security
The premises of public primary schools and kindergartens in Cyprus could soon be surrounded by taller fencing and gates, based on discussion among officials in the aftermath of the Larnaca abduction case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-abductor-goes-straight-to-trial
The 35-year-old suspect in the Larnaca abduction case of two school boys will bypass preliminary hearings and go straight to criminal trial...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ukrainian-woman-found-tied-up-in-paphos
A woman tied up was found inside a local pub in Paphos on Monday, when authorities received a tip in connection with a possible kidnapping and domestic violence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-abduction-probe-drawing-to-a-close
No charges have been filed against the male nurse in the Larnaca abduction case, with police saying the investigation has entered an advanced stage and could be completed in a number of days...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-emerge-in-larnaca-abduction
Larnaca investigators have learned that the suspect in Tuesday’s kidnapping had carefully laid out an elaborate plan to divert attention from police moments before snatching the two school boys...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-abductor-says-he-did-it-for-money
Crime investigators are revisiting the ransom scenario in the Larnaca abduction of two school boys, with the suspect claiming he did it for money despite lack of evidence pointing in that direction...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cctv-in-schools-under-consideration
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspect-on-‘most-wanted-arrested-in-the-north
A Turkish Cypriot wanted by Interpol has been arrested in the north in connection with drug trafficking, theft, false imprisonment, and money laundering offences...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/motive-still-unclear-in-school-boys-abduction
A 35-year-old male suspect appeared in court Wednesday morning in connection with the abduction of two school boys that kept authorities on high alert for almost eight hours a day earlier...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-suspects-enter-plea
The arraignment of the four suspects in the Strovolos double murder took place Wednesday morning, the main suspect pleading guilty to seven charges before the Nicosia Criminal Court...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-get-a-push-in-their-crackdown-on-organised-crime
Police are making headway in the war on drugs and organised crime, following the arrest of shooting suspect in custody Elias Mouzos while also receiving harsh criticism from the mayor of Paphos who says police let gangsters run his town...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mouzos-admits-firing-shots-against-cops
Police are hoping that shooting suspect Elias Mouzos, who was arrested Tuesday and confessed to firing his gun at officers, could help investigators solve older cases involving the criminal underworld...
