Cyprus Mail3 Jul 2026

Defence challenges teacher’s evidence in Stylianos trial

Cross examination of a former nursery schoolteacher continued on Friday in the Nicosia district court trial surrounding the suicide of 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou, with defence lawyers repeatedly challenging the basis of her evidence.

The hearing centred on testimony from the teacher, who taught Stylianos during the 2009 to 2010 school year, as defence lawyer Constantinos Kazantzis, representing the boy’s father, questioned her regarding allegations of domestic violence and her own...

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