Father accused over deaths of two children seeks permission to attend funeral in Bulgaria

The father accused of causing the deaths of his two young children after they were left in a vehicle in Xylofagou is seeking permission to travel to Bulgaria to attend their funeral, with the Sovereign Base Areas court due to consider the request later this month.

During a hearing on Thursday, defence lawyer Michael Theodoulou told the court the defence intends to apply for bail and to allow his client to travel for the funeral, although he was not yet in a position to say whether the...