Filenews 29 June 2023
The details of the victim are made public.
44-year-old Marios Onisiforou, a father of two, is the victim of the brutal murder in Limassol. A 52-year-old man was also seriously injured in the fight.
According to the facts, the victim and the injured person were in a beer garden in the area of Ypsonas and at some point around 1:50 in the morning, a fight broke out with persons who were in the beer garden.
Subsequently, a scuffle took place and they were caught, resulting in two of those involved pulling knives and stabbing the 44-year-old and 52-year-old.
At the scene for an autopsy is the forensic pathologist Nicholas Charalambous. At the same time, a part of the main road of Ypsonas remains closed, namely the traffic lights.
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder.
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The Nicosia Assize Court found two defendants guilty yesterday of trafficking for the purpose of exploitation for sexual purposes, while for the first time a client was convicted of using the services of an exploited victim. A third person was acquitted of two attempted rapes of the same victim, but was convicted of making threats against her.
This serious case was investigated by the Police's Anti-Trafficking Office in 2021 and after a lengthy court hearing after the three involved did not plead guilty, yesterday the conviction was handed down. The victim was an 18-year-old girl, while the three defendants were all from Romania. The decision of the Assize Court was catapult since it found the first defendant guilty of all the serious charges he faced, namely: trafficking of a minor for the purpose of sexual exploitation, trafficking of an adult for the same purpose (it is the same girl), trafficking of an adult person and exploitation of her vulnerable position and illegal retention of her personal data (identity etc. objects). At the same time, he was convicted of pimping and assault and threat (he was accused of grabbing the victim by the throat).
As for the client, he was convicted of using the services of an exploited victim and of rape. As reported in court, although the complainant consented to some kind of sexual act, she was opposed to having sex without using a condom.
As for the third defendant, he was acquitted and acquitted of attempted rape charges (two charges) while he was found guilty of sending threatening messages to the 18-year-old, which were sent after she reported the case to the police. Following this ruling, the Assize Court ordered that the Romanian man facing trafficking charges and the client remain in custody (until now they were free) while the third defendant remains free.
The Assize Court set the case for today for speeches by their lawyers for mitigation of the sentence and it is expected that tomorrow they will be sentenced, as the court will then be dissolved due to judicial reform and the promotion of some judges to appeals. It is the first time that a client who "buys" sexual services from a victim of trafficking has been convicted by the court. The case on behalf of the Legal Service was handled before the Assize Court by the senior lawyer of the Republic, Christia Kythreotou.
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Pafos Live
A 15-month prison sentence was imposed by the Pafos District Court on a 74-year-old woman for the offence of causing death by reckless, reckless or dangerous act in violation of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Police.
The Court ordered that the defendant be deprived of her right to hold or obtain a driving licence for a period of 24 months and she was also given 8 penalty points on her driving licence.
The Court measured through the reports of the 74-year-old's defence lawyer that she understood and realized the seriousness of the offence.
The traffic accident happened on May 27, 2018 around 11:35 on the main road Nikokleia – Fasoula in the Paphos district with the defendant and the victim riding his motorcycle involved. The victim at the time was a 33-year-old former from Paphos.
The defendant was driving her vehicle with her husband as a passenger heading from Nikokleia to Fasoula.
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Police in Paphos arrested a 28-year-old man for burglary, theft and illegal possession of property.
According to the spokesperson of the Pafos Police Authority and Head of the Pafos ICF, Michalis Nicolaou, regarding the burglary of a shop committed on June 25 and the theft of a computer of €1,200, as well as the amount of 250 euros, the Police proceeded to the arrest of a 28-year-old permanent resident of Pafos, following a testimony obtained against him.
The 28-year-old at 19:15 on Wednesday was spotted by a patrol of the Paphos Crime Prevention Unit moving on foot in the Pervolia area of Paphos and was arrested. Another laptop was found in possession.
