Witness says welfare services had grounds to seek removal order for Stylianos

A former liaison officer told the Nicosia district court on Friday that, based on her professional experience, there were sufficient indications for the Social Welfare Services to apply for a court order removing 14-year-old Stylianos Constantinou from his family environment before his death.

The witness, identified as S.K., was testifying in the ongoing trial examining the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death after he took his own life in September 2019....