Stylianos witness faces tough cross-examination

In court on Thursday, defence attorneys tried to undermine the testimony of a family liaison officer over her contention that Stylianos Constantinou – the teenager who took his own life in 2019 – had suffered severe neglect in the household.

The liaison officer, a witness for the prosecution, was being cross-examined by several of the defendants’ attorneys. The trial is ongoing at Nicosia criminal court, which is hearing charges that the boy’s family as well as the social welfare services were...