Monk to appear before criminal court in October

The 51-year-old monk accused of the attempted murder of a 53-year-old employee of the Saint Neophytos monastery in Tala, Paphos, was referred to the Paphos criminal court on Friday with a new trial date set for October 7.

During Friday’s proceedings, defence lawyer Alexandros Alexandrou told the court that the chances of his client being convicted were “almost non-existent”, dismissing any suggestions that the monk poses a flight risk....