https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tzionis-changes-plea-on-some-charges
There were new developments on Monday in the Strovolos double murder trial, with the main defendant changing his plea to guilty on burglary and kidnapping, while still maintains his innocence on the murder charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orestis-pleads-guilty-to-murder-charges
Nikos Metaxas was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the murders of five women and two children, just hours after he pleaded guilty in an unprecedented serial killer case that shocked the public in Cyprus and overseas...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/missing-romanian-teen-gets-married-in-cyprus
A tip from Interpol about a concerned family in Romania over their teenage daughter led to the arrest of a male suspect at Larnaca airport in a possible human trafficking case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tzionis-backs-away-from-plea-change
The defendant in the Strovolos double murder case has been given additional time to contemplate his answers to some of the charges against him...
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/tzionis-hints-at-a-change-of-plea
There are new developments in the Strovolos double murder trial, with reports saying the main defendant wishes to address the court over some of the charges against him and the prosecutor saying there can be no preconditions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-in-hospital-after-dog-bites
Police are investigating a dog bite incident after a woman was rushed to the Emergency Room in Paphos...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/what-s-with-all-the-horrifying-details
The most shocking aspect was not so much the discovery of the little girl’s body as it was actually the way we take part and become a part one way or another in this sensationalism of human pain...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-worker-killed-in-bicycle-accident
A man from Sri Lanka was fatally injured in an accident when a car struck his bicycle early Wednesday morning in rural Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mom-arrested-after-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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dog-shelter-says-akamas-fire-was-arson
New horrific details have emerged after a fire was averted outside Akamas, with a Paphos dog shelter saying a hateful act was behind an arson attack that threatened the wellbeing of about a hundred canines under their protection...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/young-biker-succumbs-to-injuries
A young man from Paralimni succumbed to his injuries on Monday following a motorcycle accident ten days earlier when a car pulled out and blocked his way...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/north-and-south-exchange-murder-suspects
An exchange of murder suspects took place between north and south on Thursday, with officials on both sides of divided Cyprus sending a clear message against impunity for crimes...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-need-more-time-to-prosecute-orestis
Alleged serial killer Nikos Metaxas was remanded for another eight days on Friday, with prosecutors scrambling to build a solid case while trying to minimize the possibility of factual or legal errors...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/final-goodbye-for-slain-mother-and-daughter
Two of seven slain victims in the serial killer case, a mother and a daughter from Romania, were buried together on Thursday following a state-funded funeral service in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/supreme-court-upholds-driver-s-mobile-phone-fine
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a driver who was found guilty of using his mobile phone while driving...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biker-in-intensive-care-following-accident
A young man is in the intensive care unit in Nicosia following a motorcycle accident in Larnaca on Wednesday night...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/diver-s-words-resonate-through-memi-lake
A brief exchange between a supervisor and his diver who found the body of little Sierra in Memi Lake has resonated with the Cypriot public, as shock and disbelief still continue in the serial killer case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/body-found-in-memi-lake
A human body believed to be Sierra has been found in Memi Lake, with reports saying state forensic pathologists are rushing to the scene...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/partial-drain-at-memi-lake-to-go-forward
Divers can expect a less difficult task at Memi Lake in the search for little Sierra, following a decision by the Water Development Department to allow a partial drain to lower the water level...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-check-two-off-the-list-in-orestis-case
Two women who had online communication with Orestis have been located by police, while the whereabouts of another female remain unknown...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-for-filming-police-officer
A man has been detained by police in Larnaca after he recorded on video a police officer who was flagging down vehicles and checking for traffic violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/explosion-rocks-k-cineplex-in-nicosia
Residents in west Nicosia woke up to an explosion on Wednesday morning, where fire fighters were called to extinguish a fire at the K-Cineplex in Engomi...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/burned-body-case-still-a-mystery
The police chief went on record on Monday to clarify that investigators were looking at all scenarios in the case of a burned body found in Larnaca, following earlier reports that foul play had been ruled out...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bicycle-patrol-catch-up-to-fleeing-suspect
Police officers on bicycle patrol caught up with a fleeing suspect during a traffic stop in Limassol, arresting him and the driver on charges including traffic and drug violations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-lawsuit-against-police-in-orestis-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...
