Pafos Live 2 May 2026
Around 10:30 last night, information was received about a loud explosion in the house of a couple aged 74 and 75, in Paphos.
Members of the Paphos ADE went to the scene, while preliminary examinations revealed that the explosion, which damaged four windows of the house, was due to a defensive grenade explosion.
During the investigation of the case, as well as for a second case involving attempted arson, testimony emerged about a 59-year-old person, against whom an arrest warrant was issued. The attempted arson was committed in the same house in Paphos, where on 28/04/2026, around 11.15 p.m., a fire broke out in a gas cylinder, which had been placed outside the fence of the house in question. The fire, which extinguished itself before spreading, did not cause any damage.
The 59-year-old was located and arrested yesterday at noon and taken into custody to facilitate investigations. Today he is expected to appear before the Court for the issuance of a detention order.
The Paphos TAE continues the examinations.
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A fire broke out in a café in Paphos shortly after three in the morning, causing damage the amount of which has not yet been estimated.
According to the Police, the fire was extinguished by neighbors before the arrival of the Fire Brigade. The fire caused damage to both the interior and exterior of the business, which belongs to a 29-year-old man.
The scene was visited by members of the Police and the Fire Brigade, while the area was cordoned off and with the first light of day, investigations began to determine the causes that caused the fire, as well as taking statements to verify the identity of the perpetrators.
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The presence and action of the Police last night was intense, throughout Cyprus, with organized patrols in key points of urban areas, with the aim of preventing serious criminal acts, ensuring public order and increasing the sense of security of the public.
As a result of the preventive policing operations, five persons were arrested for various offenses, such as, among others, attempted destruction of property with explosives, and attempted arson, public insult, drunkenness, and causing concern in a public place, as well as driving under the influence of alcohol.
As part of these operations, during the night, 902 vehicles were stopped for inspection and 1110 persons on board were checked. At the same time, 56 inspections of premises were carried out, with the aim of dealing with phenomena of delinquency, from which 25 complaints emerged.
During traffic checks carried out, 511 complaints were made, concerning various traffic violations, while 26 investigated cases of traffic violations also emerged. As part of the police examinations, 21 vehicles were detained.
Of the complaints made about traffic violations, the 217 complaints for exceeding the speed limit stand out. The 15 complaints for driving under the influence of alcohol, as well as the five (5) cases of driving under the influence of drugs, which arose after preliminary drug tests, also stand out. For driving under the influence of alcohol, 155 checks were carried out on vehicle drivers, while for driving under the influence of drugs, 19 checks were carried out on drivers.
Coordinated policing operations, for the prevention and suppression of crime, continue daily, with enhanced police presence, targeted controls and immediate operational action, in order to protect citizens and ensure public order.
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A 46-year-old motorcycle driver was found without a driver's license and positive in a driving test under the influence of alcohol, as well as in a preliminary drug test, who was involved in a road collision with a moped driven by a 45-year-old woman, yesterday afternoon, in the province of Larnaca.
The traffic collision happened around 5.00 pm, on Limassol Avenue, in Aradippou, where the 46-year-old was driving his motorcycle and arriving at the light-controlled intersection with Makedonias and Nikiforos Fokas Avenue, under circumstances that are being investigated, he collided with the moped driven by the 45-year-old, on Makedonias and Nikiforos Fokas Avenue.
The scene was visited for examinations by members of the Police, while the 46-year-old and 45-year-old, who wore a protective helmet, were transported by ambulance to the Larnaca General Hospital. The medics found that the 45-year-old had injuries to her left arm and was kept for treatment, with her health condition being out of danger, while the 46-year-old was discharged since he does not seem to have suffered any serious injuries.
As part of the investigation of the road collision, the two drivers were subjected to a driving test under the influence of alcohol, with the breathalyzer test taken by the 46-year-old showing a reading of 59 μg%ml instead of up to 9 μg%ml which is the allowed limit, while the breathalyzer test subjected to the 45-year-old showed zero reading. At the same time, the 46-year-old was also found positive in a preliminary test for driving under the influence of drugs and samples were taken from him for a final laboratory drug test.
As found by the police examinations, the 46-year-old was driving his motorcycle without holding a driver's license and without being covered by an insurance certificate, while the motorcycle is declared to the TOM as immobilized and there is no valid certificate of road-worthiness for it.
For the purposes of police examinations, an arrest warrant was issued against the 46-year-old, pursuant to which he was arrested around 11.00 in the evening and taken into custody.
The Larnaca Traffic Department continues the examinations.
A traffic accident involving a motorcyclist also happened in the province of Paphos last night. The 68-year-old motorcyclist, who also wore a protective helmet, is being treated at Paphos General Hospital, with his health condition out of danger.
Specifically, around 1.00 after midnight, while the 68-year-old was riding his motorcycle on Sea Caves Avenue, in Pegeia, under circumstances that are being investigated, he lost control, as a result of which the motorcycle overturned on the road.
The scene was visited by members of the Police, while the 68-year-old was transported by an ambulance crew to Paphos General Hospital, where he was found to have chest and pelvic injuries.
The 68-year-old underwent a driving test under the influence of alcohol and drugs with zero indication.
The Paphos Traffic Department is investigating.
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A case of assault and injury with a knife, with the victim of a 46-year-old man, who was injured in the leg, is being investigated in the province of Famagusta by the Police, who proceeded to arrest a 27-year-old man. The case is being investigated by the Famagusta Police Department.
According to the data under investigation, around 5.30 yesterday afternoon, in a car park, in Paralimni, a car driver crashed his vehicle into a parked car. The suspect driver then got out of his vehicle and attacked the 46-year-old with a knife, who was in the parking lot and realized the incident.
As a result of the attack, the 46-year-old was injured in the left leg and was taken to the General Hospital of Famagusta, where he received medical examinations and treatment and was then discharged.
From the police examinations that followed, evidence emerged against the 27-year-old. After a court warrant was issued for his arrest, the 27-year-old was arrested by members of the Police, shortly after 11.30 last night. He was taken into custody for the purpose of investigating the case.
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With the seal of the Court of Appeal, the acquittal of an estranged spouse for a case of alleged illegal entry into a house in Prodromos was ratified, as it was judged that he retained the right to use the property and no intention to disturb the complainant was proven.
The case concerned a private criminal prosecution registered in 2021 by the complainant against four persons, including his estranged wife. The charges related to illegal entry into foreign property for the purpose of committing an offense or to disturb the holder, as well as conspiracy to commit this offense, for events that allegedly took place in August 2021 in a house in Prodromos.
During the first instance proceedings, the respondent was called to apologize only for the first charge, while the other defendants were acquitted. At the end of the hearing, the Court ruled that the case had not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt and proceeded to acquit the accused, rejecting the testimony of the prosecution as unreliable.
The evaluation of the testimony was of decisive importance for the outcome of the case. The Court of First Instance rejected as unreliable the testimonies of the complainant and his key witnesses, pointing out contradictions and lack of personal knowledge, while on the contrary it considered the testimony of the accused to be reliable. It was accepted that she entered the house in question, exercising a right of use, in the context of a pending property dispute between the parties and without intending to disturb the complainant.
According to the Court's findings, it was not proven that the residence was in the exclusive possession of the complainant, nor that there was an agreement between the parties. On the contrary, it was found that the ownership status of the house remained unclear, while both sides claimed rights of use in the context of proceedings before the Family Court. Under these circumstances, it was held that the respondent had the right to use the house jointly.
The Court of Appeal, examining the four grounds of appeal raised by the appellant, held that they were unfounded. As pointed out in the decision, the appellant's complaints are based on a misunderstanding of the findings of the Court of First Instance and essentially attempt to challenge the evaluation of the testimony, which is not allowed in the context of an appeal against an acquittal decision, which is limited to legal issues.
The Court rejected the claim that the Court of First Instance had incorrectly applied the law in terms of the concept of possession, clarifying that possession is not necessarily the same as property and that, in the present case, sole possession by the appellant had not been proven. At the same time, it ruled that the necessary element of intent to nuisance, which is a basic condition for establishing the offense of illegal entry, was not established.
Regarding individual presumptions and messages invoked by the appellant, the Court of Appeal noted that these were evaluated by the Court of First Instance and were not excluded, rejecting the relevant claim. In addition, it rejected the position that 'lis pendens' before the Family Court automatically created rights, clarifying that the Court of First Instance merely took into account the claim of rights and the relevant testimony.
In conclusion, the Court of Appeal ruled that the first-instance decision was correct both in terms of the evaluation of the testimony and in terms of the application of the law and no legal error was found to justify interference. It therefore dismissed the appeal in its entirety and upheld the respondent's acquittal, while awarding costs in her favour.
