in-cyprus29 Jun 2026

Father and stepmother held over deaths of boys found locked in Xylophagou car

The Dhekelia SBA court has ordered a three-day remand for a 30-year-old father and his 38-year-old partner after two Bulgarian brothers, aged eight and 10, were found dead in a locked car in Xylophagou on Sunday.

The pair appeared before Dhekelia Court in handcuffs on Monday morning, in a state of shock. The court granted the remand on grounds of flight risk, but rejected the SBA Police’s request for a four-day detention order and dismissed a second ground citing the risk of witness...

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