Cyprus Mail 18 May 2023 - by Iole Damaskinos
Police on Thursday are continuing their efforts to clarify the exact events that lead to the death of 79-year-old Ann Naisbitt, a UK national who was reported as leaving her residence around 10 am on Paphos on April 3 and had been missing ever since.
A skull and bones found scattered in a remote area between Koloni and Marathounta were confirmed via genetic testing on Wednesday as belonging of the woman and items of clothing and a necklace were identified by relatives of the deceased.
Paphos CID chief, Michalis Nikolaou, told the Cyprus News Association that the investigations will continue and CCTV footage is being sought in an effort to chart the course followed by the 79-year-old who is presumed to have walked from her home to the remote area.
Nikolaou added that genetic testing is continuing on other bones found in the area.
The cause of the woman’s death has yet to be ascertained. Unfortunately, Nikolaou said, the fact that isolated bones rather than a complete body were found, adds to the challenge.
“We can not predetermine the outcome and all avenues of investigation will be exhausted,” the police chief said.
The woman’s skull was found last Sunday, on May 14.
The Cyprus Mail was informed by local sources that a search underway since the time the woman was declared missing, included the use of a drone.
The initial discovery of the skull by a local farmer was followed by a sweep of the area by members of the police and civil defence, during which the other objects were located in a dry riverbed.
