Suspect hid body under straw after Kofinou murder, then demanded ransom from victim’s father, court hears

A 22-year-old man has been remanded in custody for eight days by Larnaca District Court after confessing, according to the remand order, to the murder of Shahruar Ahmed Emon, also 22.

Emon had been missing since 6:30pm on 11 June, when he told housemates he was going to Kofinου to work at a chicken production facility. His family reported the same day that he had been kidnapped after a person contacted his father demanding a ransom....