Pafos Live 2/11
The Police proceeded during the night to arrest three drivers for spontaneous offenses related to driving under the influence of alcohol, after an equal number of traffic collisions in Nicosia and Limassol. At the same time, in Paphos, a 17-year-old driver was found positive in a preliminary drug test.
Specifically, shortly after 7:00 p.m. yesterday, while a 48-year-old man was driving his vehicle on Nicosia Avenue, in the Dali industrial area, he collided with a vehicle in front that was waiting at a red light. As a result of the collision, the second vehicle collided with a third vehicle in front.
Members of the Police went to the scene and subjected the 48-year-old to an alcohol test with a final reading of 78mg instead of 22mg which is the maximum limit by law, resulting in his spontaneous arrest.
In the second case, shortly before midnight, a 35-year-old driver, while moving near the Mesa Geitonia roundabout in Limassol, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a metal lighting pole, which crashed into the road.
Members of the Police went to the scene and subjected the 35-year-old to a preliminary alcohol test with a positive indication of 92mg instead of 22mg. He was then taken to the offices of the Limassol Traffic Police for a final alcohol test, but without giving a satisfactory sample, as a result of which he was arrested for a flagrante delicto.
In a third incident, 30 minutes after midnight today, while an 18-year-old was driving his car on Griva Digeni Avenue, in Engomi, he collided with another car which left the scene.
A little later, members of the Nicosia Traffic Police located the vehicle involved and found that it was being driven by a 45-year-old man. The driver was subjected to a final alcohol test with an indication of 80mg instead of 22mg, as a result of which he was arrested for a flagrante delicto.
Also, around 8:40 p.m. yesterday, members of the Paphos Traffic Police stopped a vehicle in the city center for a check that had previously violated a traffic signal.
From the checks that followed, it was found that the driver was a 17-year-old, holder of a student driver's license, who was driving without being accompanied by a licensed person. In addition, it was found that his vehicle was not covered by a valid insurance document, did not carry a renewed registration certificate and a certificate of suitability of the vehicle, as well as other traffic violations.
The 17-year-old underwent a preliminary drug test with a positive indication, resulting in the confiscation of his driver's license.
These incidents confirm that driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs continues to pose a serious threat to road safety. During the period 2021–2025, almost one in four fatal road collisions in Cyprus was linked to alcohol or drugs. The Police will continue intensive checks aimed at preventing traffic collisions for a safer road network for all.
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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 police operations, seventeen persons were arrested for various offenses such as theft, illegal stay on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus, illegal possession of drugs, burglary of a residence and possession of burglary tools during the night.
As part of these operations, during the night, 644 vehicles were stopped for inspection and 862 persons on board were checked. At the same time, 37 inspections were carried out in premises with the aim of dealing with delinquency phenomena.
During traffic checks carried out, 405 complaints were made, concerning various traffic violations, while 20 investigated cases of traffic violations also emerged.
Of the complaints made, 204 concerned exceeding the speed limit, while as part of the police examinations, nine vehicles were detained. 76 alcohol tests were also carried out, as well as four preliminary drug tests with two positive results.
Policing operations, for the prevention and suppression of crime, continue daily, with an increased/enhanced police presence, targeted controls and immediate operational action, with the aim of increasing the sense of security of citizens/protecting citizens and ensuring public order.
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A 22-year-old food delivery man in Limassol experienced moments of terror when he was attacked with stones while riding his motorcycle, as a result of which he was injured in the face and head. The young man, who is also a student, suffered a broken nose and needed a total of 11 stitches, while a video he published captures his injuries.
The incident took place on Friday night, around 7:30, on Omonia Avenue, when, according to the 22-year-old's complaint, a group of young people who were on an adjacent street allegedly threw stones at him.
As he reported, speaking to "RoadReportCY", there were about five to six teenagers in the area, who allegedly attacked him while he was moving on his motorcycle, developing a speed of about 45 kilometers per hour.
From the objects thrown at him, the young man was hit in the face, as a result of which his helmet broke and his glasses shattered.
"My helmet broke, my glasses shattered in two pieces, and I suffered serious injuries to my nose and just above my eye," the 22-year-old delivery man described.
Despite his injury, he managed to move away from the scene and go to a safer area, where he asked for help from civilians.
People who were there alerted the emergency services, calling an ambulance and the Police.
The injured man was transported by ambulance to the Limassol General Hospital, where medical examinations showed that he suffered a fractured nasal bone and a head contusion.
According to what he reported, the doctors had to place a total of 11 stitches on him, nine on the nose and two above his right eye.
The 22-year-old also described the heavy bleeding he experienced immediately after the attack.
"There was heavy bleeding and my condition became very critical," he said, describing the moments that followed his injury, until he received medical attention.
After undergoing the necessary tests and receiving medical treatment, the young man was discharged from the hospital.
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The Police received information about suspicious persons inside a building under construction in Germasogeia, around 10 pm on Sunday.
Members of the Police went to the scene where they found 3 persons aged 23, 26, 27 years.
The suspects were seen pushing a machine worth €7000.
The three were arrested on the basis of court warrants at the Limassol Police Department at 1.13 in the morning today and were taken into custody.
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The fire in a café, which broke out around 4 in the morning on Monday in Vrysoulles, is due to a malicious act. According to information from the Famagusta Police, during the investigations carried out at the scene, with the first light of day, flammable material was found.
The fire was noticed a few minutes before 4 in the morning. Two vehicles from the Famagusta Fire Station "Sergeant Adamou Adamou", as well as two fire trucks from the British Bases of Dhekelia, rushed to the scene. The fire and heat caused extensive damage to the entire property and its contents.
Members of the Famagusta Police Department are looking for testimonies from residents and closed surveillance circuits, in an attempt to identify the perpetrators. So far, the motives of the criminal act remain unknown, without ruling out that they are professional rivalries.
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The trial for the murder of Stavros Demosthenous continued today (2/11) before the Permanent Criminal Court of Limassol with admissible witness facts, with the Prosecuting Authority presenting evidence regarding the circumstances of his death, the forensic examination of his body, as well as the crime scene. Three defendants, aged 28, 28 and 31, all expatriates from Georgia, are in the dock.
It is recalled that the murder of Stavros Demosthenous was committed on the morning of October 17, 2025 in Limassol, near the victim's residence. His son, who was in the driver's seat, was also in the vehicle.
During today's proceedings, the representative of the Prosecuting Authority, Senior Lawyer of the Republic, Andreas Hadjikyrou, stated that the testimonies of 10 witnesses were submitted as admissible. In total, the testimonies of 27 prosecution witnesses were admitted.
Mr. Hadjikyrou also made an additional statement, clarifying that the vehicle to which a specific witness refers is the one that was stolen on September 4, 2025 and which was found on fire under the north side of the Limassol - Nicosia highway, near the dog park in Germasogeia, on October 17, 2025, around 9:30 in the morning.
In addition, specific paragraphs relating to admissible facts of the case were read out before the Court.
According to the admitted facts, the death of Stavros Demosthenous was confirmed by the doctor on duty of the Accident and Emergency Department (TAEP) of the Limassol General Hospital, at 9:47 in the morning of October 17, 2025.
The victim's body remained under police guard in the emergency room of the A&E of the Limassol General Hospital and then, around 11:20, was transferred to the Limassol morgue, where it remained until 8:05 in the morning of the next day.
Then, at 8:05 in the morning, again under police guard, the body was taken to the morgue of the Nicosia General Hospital, where it arrived at 8:53.
At 9:00 in the morning of October 18, 2025, the autopsy of the victim began by the medical examiner Nikolas Charalambous. The process was completed at 12:00 noon, while no other person intervened in the body until its completion.
After the autopsy was completed, the medical examiner ruled that the death of Stavros Demosthenous was caused by a severe craniocerebral injury, as a result of shots fired from a firearm.
Regarding the scene where the murder was committed, in the area of Sfalagiotissa, it was cordoned off by the Police on October 17, 2025, at 10:30 in the morning.
There was a police guard at the scene on both the south and north sides of the road, while the scene was released at 15:00 in the afternoon. According to the admitted facts, no unauthorized person intervened at the scene.
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The Fire Service was mobilized yesterday after a fire in an abandoned house in Engomi, for which the possibility of arson is being considered.
A relevant announcement states that at 20:47, a call was received for a fire in the premises of an abandoned house in Engomi, in the province of Nicosia.
The Paphos Gate and Kaimakli Fire Stations responded with three fire trucks and the fire was brought under control at 21:12.
From the fire and heat, extensive damage was done to the entire premises and its contents.
The fire is likely to be due to malicious action by unknown persons.
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The Court of Appeal rejected a woman's appeal, upholding her conviction for public insult and malicious damage to a dwelling, worth €2.550, after an incident in which she had blocked the gutters of the complainant's house with pieces of wood, as a result of which her kitchen and balconies were flooded after rainfall.
The Court of Appeal held that the first-instance decision was correct both in terms of the evaluation of the testimony and in terms of the interpretation and application of the legislation.
The appellant had been convicted by the Court of First Instance for two offenses. The first concerned public insult on February 5, 2018, while the second concerned the damage caused on May 8, 2018 to the residence of the same woman, which was estimated at €2,550.
The confrontation between them was related to disputes that had arisen after the purchase of the complainants' upper house by the appellant. The complainants, who are spouses, lived on the upper floor of the building, while the appellant lived on the ground floor. There was friction between the sides, particularly regarding the use of the roof, as the appellant had a complaint that she was not allowed access to it.
According to the findings of the Court of First Instance, a few days before May 8, 2018, the complainant noticed the appellant placing pieces of wood in the gutters of the balconies of her residence, blocking them. The complainant informed her lawyer, who sent a letter to the appellant, urging her to remove the obstacles from the gutters, but without complying.
When rainfall followed, the water could not be removed from the clogged gutters, as a result of which the house was flooded. The ceramics of the kitchen floor and the two balconies swelled from the water. When the complainant realized what was happening and started shouting, the appellant and her husband removed the wood from the gutters, causing the water to recede from the house. However, one gutter remained blocked, as it was not possible to remove the wood that had been wedged into it.
The Court of First Instance had also found that a similar incident of blockage of the gutters had occurred in April 2018, which had been reported to the Police. In fact, both the appellant and her husband had admitted to the Police that they had closed the gutters, claiming that before the rain they had opened three of the four.
As far as the offense of public insult is concerned, the incident took place on February 5, 2018, when the complainant returned to her residence around 22:30. The appellant started shouting at her using specific abusive expressions. Due to the time and the volume of the voices, neighbors went out into the yard and heard the incident, while the complainant stated that the appellant's behavior had offended her.
The appellant challenged her conviction on eight grounds of appeal, arguing, inter alia, that the Court of First Instance had incorrectly assessed the testimony of the complainants and another witness, and that there was insufficient evidence to prove the offences.
In particular, regarding the charge of malicious damage, she argued that she did not take any illegal action on the dates mentioned in the indictment and that the damage was caused by rainfall, i.e. by a natural phenomenon and not by her own act. Regarding the accusation of public insult, he argued that there was no complaint from the complainant and that no satisfactory testimony was presented to prove the constituent elements of the offense.
The Court of Appeal rejected her claims, indicating that the evaluation of the testimony is primarily the task of the Court of First Instance and that there was no reason to interfere in its judgment. It considered that the credibility findings and conclusions of the Court of First Instance were reasonable, reasoned and based on the testimony presented.
With regard to public insult, the Court of Appeal held that the expressions used by the appellant were indeed abusive and that they were heard in a public place, under conditions that could provoke an aggressive reaction from an attending person. He clarified, in fact, that it is not required to prove that a bystander was actually provoked to attack, but as long as there was such a possibility. At the same time, it noted that the time during which the complainant proceeded with a complaint does not affect the criminal liability of the appellant.
Particular reference was made to the accusation of malicious damage, with the Court of Appeal rejecting the argument that rain was the cause of the damage. As he explained, the damage was caused because the gutters had previously been deliberately blocked with wood, as a result of which rainwater could not be removed and remained inside the house.
The Court pointed out that, although the timber had been installed earlier, that action was directly linked to the flooding and damage caused on 8 May 2018. He added that the appellant should have been aware of the possibility of rainfall and the consequences that the blockage of the gutters could have, pointing out that her behavior showed indifference to the possible consequences of her action.
The Court of Appeal rejected all eight grounds of appeal and upheld the appellant's first-instance judgment and convictions in their entirety.
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Thirteen minors in hospitals after a Halloween party with alcoholic beverages - Organizers face justice
Thirteen minors ended up in the hospital for first aid after drinking alcohol at a Halloween party. The Police have started an investigation and the organizers are expected to be brought to justice.
According to statements by the Limassol Assistant Police Director, Lefteris Kyriakou, to Sigma, the details of the 13 minors, who are 15-17 years old, have been identified.
Mr. Kyriakou stated that according to the data so far, the party was scheduled to be organized in a specific place that the parents were aware of and in which no alcoholic beverages would be served. In the end, the organizers changed the venue of the party, as a result of which there were also alcoholic beverages that were given to minors. Before the change of location, the children had already purchased their tickets.
Latest information from the TAE Limassol states that so far six statements have been taken from parents whose children were at the party and consumed alcoholic beverages. As it turns out, children who were not feeling well visited various hospitals, but no incident was considered serious.
