https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tzionis-attorney-goes-on-the-offence
The defence team took turn in cross examining the witness in the Strovolos double murder case on Monday, with the lawyer raising doubt whether the suspect was read his constitutional rights promptly...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/witness-says-tzionis-was-not-pressured
Following objections from the defence in the Strovolos double murder, the prosecution called a witness on Friday who told the court police investigators did not violate the main suspect’s rights...
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/mystery-scooter-in-nicosia-drive-by-shooting
Statements from three suspects in custody in connection with a mystery scooter believed to have been involved in Monday’s Nicosia drive-by shooting have raised more questions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/objections-in-strovolos-double-murder-trial
The defence attorney for Loizos Tzionis, the main suspect in the Strovolos double murder, says police violated his client’s rights and that his previous confession was obtained unlawfully...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fresh-details-in-strovolos-double-murder
The Strovolos double murder trial is set to continue on Wednesday, following documentary evidence that stirred up the courtroom last week and a new crime scene investigation requested by the defence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-shooting-possibly-a-mob-warning
Police are searching for clues in an apparent gangland shooting incident in Nicosia on Monday night, just across from the Hilton hotel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yeroskipou-dog-mauling-trial-pushed-back
The homicide trial in the death of Petruna Nikolova, who was found fatally injured in a field in Yeroskipou back in February, has been pushed back to next year due to the defence attorney’s absence abroad...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspects-walk-free-in-ayia-napa-highway-murder
The four suspects in the Ayia Napa highway murder, remanded in custody last week in the slaying of Gary Boris Christodoulou, have been released from custody...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/false-start-in-strovolos-double-murder-trial
The Strovolos double murder trial has been pushed back following a hold up with the lawyer of one of the suspects who said charges against his client were not clear...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-double-murder-trial-continues
The trial in the Strovolos double murder continues on Wednesday, with prosecution and defence trying to agree on a list of witnesses and asking for a bigger courtroom...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-drama-in-ayia-napa-highway-murder
Four men in custody denied any involvement in the Ayia Napa highway murder during their remand hearing on Thursday, where things got tense following an argument between the defence and prosecution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-overrules-itself-in-police-leak-trial
The judge in the trial of former deputy police chief Andreas Kyriacou, who is being accused of leaking confidential documents in Ayia Napa mob killings, has ruled that the trial can go forward in a decision that went up against his earlier ruling...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-official-to-stand-trial
A Larnaca city official will stand trial on corruption charges, a criminal court ruled on Thursday, in the case of a nightclub owner who paid cash to clear his business citations but the money was never deposited...
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/cops-discover-drugs-inside-arcade-game
A Greek national has been arrested in connection with 64 kilos of cannabis hidden inside an arcade game in Limassol, while the owner of a food supply company is wanted for questioning...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/german-nurse-admits-killing-100-patients
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/ngo-says-trafficking-victims-lack-support
Recent law enforcement operations against human and sex trafficking in Cyprus drew attention to a number of additional problems, including waning state support and landlords refusing to rent homes to trafficked women...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dentist-couple-fails-to-make-bail
The two dentists, accused of practicing the profession illegally, are set to appear before a criminal court next month, while they remain in jail for failure to make bail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paramytha-killer-dad-suing-older-son
The father who killed his son in Limassol three years ago is suing his other son and the state for compensation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-lays-down-wild-card-in-browder-case
Cyprus says state authorities won’t hand over information on Bill Browder’s companies to Russia, despite a court ruling giving the green light amid international pressure...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-teacher-sentenced-for-sexually-harassing-female-students
A 52-year-old high school teacher has been sentenced to one year in prison after he was found guilty of sexual harassment, both physical and verbal, against female students...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nigerian-doctor-and-female-co-conspirators-make-bail
Three suspects have been released in the Spanish prisoner scam against where a retired teacher who was swindled out of €117,000, with the main suspect and two other women facing trial in January...
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/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/prosecutors-stun-court-in-alexoui-case
The trial of suspected would-be killers of a known Nicosia businessman took an unexpected turn Monday, with prosecutors citing witness issues and the judge dismissing the case...