Pafos Live 1 May 2025
The 23-year-old who was arrested a few days ago for the fight with the PAFIAKOS volleyball players will remain in custody until May 23, the date of the start of the hearing. The police are investigating a case of conspiracy to commit a felony, assault causing grievous bodily harm, mobing and other offences, committed in Paphos, in the early hours of March 30, 2025.
This is the fifth arrest in this case, since four other young people, two 21-year-olds and two 24-year-olds, had been arrested in the previous period.
According to the Police, these persons were allegedly involved in an attack against PAFIAKOS volleyball players.
The incident took place in the early hours of March 30 outside a nightclub in Paphos.
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Filenews
A 16-year-old minor was arrested at noon yesterday, April 30, by members of the Police, pursuant to a court warrant, following evidence that emerged during the investigation of a case of arson of a motorcycle, committed on March 31, in the district of Nicosia.
According to the data under investigation, around 6.30 a.m. on March 31, a moped was found on fire in an open plot of land in a community in the Nicosia district. From the examinations carried out at the scene by members of the Fire Service and the Police, it was found that the fire in the moped had been maliciously set. It was also found that the moped had been stolen a little earlier, during the night, in the area of Agios Dometios, in Nicosia.
Following his arrest yesterday, with the completion of the interrogations, the 16-year-old was charged in writing and released, to be summoned at a later stage.
The Kokkinotrimithia Police Station is investigating the case.
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A 28-year-old food delivery man fell victim to a robbery on Wednesday night in Kato Polemidia in Limassol, when two unknown persons stopped him and attacked him with metal objects.
The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m., while the delivery man was driving his motorcycle on a road in the area in order to deliver an order of food. The two perpetrators, who were wearing hoods, hit him, causing him to fall from the motorcycle, and extorted a sum of money, while they also caused damage to his mobile phone.
Subsequently, the perpetrators fled, while the 28-year-old suffered minor injuries to his arms and knees. He did not wish to be taken to a hospital for medical treatment.
The Police are conducting investigations to identify the perpetrators.
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The second minor who was arrested as a suspect for the attack on a 15-year-old, which was brought to light yesterday, ended up in the cell for one day. The incident took place last week in a park in Pano Polemidia, when the minor was attacked by his peers because he had sat in the park in their area.
The 16-year-old suspect was brought on Wednesday morning (30/4) before the Limassol District Court, which initiated a closed-door procedure and ordered his detention for a period of one day. According to information on our website, the minor, during his interrogation, in the presence of his lawyer and relative, exercised the right of silence and did not answer any of the questions of the police officers.
As reported in yesterday's report by Filenews, the incident took place on April 24, at noon, in a park in Pano Polemidia. The 15-year-old minor, who was in the park waiting for the nearby gym to open, was approached by an unknown person with a covered face. The perpetrator approached him and, in a threatening mood, pressured him to tell him where he came from and why he was in this particular park.
The minor, who – it is worth noting – is on the autism spectrum, did not answer, resulting in five people surrounding him, four of whom had their faces covered.
According to the complaint, the perpetrators began to threaten him, trying to grab his bag. They threw a chair at him, causing him to fall to the ground, and began kicking him in the body, causing injuries. The attack stopped when a citizen intervened who noticed the incident, resulting in the juvenile perpetrators fleeing.
The complainant was taken to the hospital, where it was found that he had abrasions and bruises on his chest. As he testified to the Police, he recognized one of the perpetrators – who did not have his face covered – stating that they attended the same school.
For the case, the Police proceeded to the arrest of two 16-year-old students, who were detained. Offenses related to conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor and assault causing actual bodily harm are being investigated against them. In relation to the 13-year-old allegedly involved in the attack, the Police will follow the procedure provided by the legislation for minors under 14 years of age.
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Members of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Office, transported today 30/04/2025 at dawn from the United Kingdom, wanted for cases of sham marriages. The arrested woman was a member of an organized criminal ring that operated in Cyprus for the performance of sham marriages, with the participation of vulnerable people.
The offences were committed between 2019-2020 in Romania and Cyprus and concern three sham marriages between women from Europe and men from Asia. It should be noted that for the same cases, two more persons are wanted under European and international warrants.
The case concerns the offences of trafficking in persons for the purpose of committing criminal activities, securing registration with false representations, forgery and circulation of a false document, assisting the illegal entry/transit and stay in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus and conspiracy to commit a felony. It was registered today before the Nicosia District Court, which ordered the defendant to remain on trial until 30/05/2025, where the next trial is scheduled.
It should be noted that for the same cases, on 12/03/2025, the Nicosia District Court found three other persons guilty. For the present case, the Police, under the coordination of EUROPOL, cooperated with 3 other countries, Germany, the United Kingdom and Romania, where, in the context of the investigation, European arrest warrants were issued which were executed with the transfer of wanted persons to the territory of the Republic.
The Anti-Trafficking Office of the Crime Division and the Ministry of Defence Headquarters investigated the cases.
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Cyprus Mail
Three teenagers aged 15, 16, and 17, all residents of Larnaca, were arrested on Wednesday evening, April 30, in connection with violent incidents that occurred on the night of Easter Saturday in the Livadia area.
The three suspects are currently in custody, while a fourth, also aged 17, is wanted in relation to the same case.
The group is under investigation for multiple offences, including conspiracy to commit a felony, rioting, assaulting a law enforcement officer, possession of weapons and possession of explosives.
According to police, the incident occurred in the early hours of April 20, when officers responded to reports of young individuals gathered in Livadia throwing firecrackers, flares and other objects at passing vehicles. Upon arriving at the scene around 12.30am, police officers were reportedly attacked with firecrackers, fireworks, stones and various other projectiles.
Officers used tear gas to disperse the crowd and eventually restored order, as the young individuals fled in multiple directions.
The three teenagers are expected to appear before the Larnaca district court today for a remand hearing.
