Court finds British man guilty of killing his 3-year-old son in Cyprus

• A court found a British man guilty of murdering his 3-year-old son in Cyprus, sentencing him to life imprisonment.
• He was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm; by the age of 15, the victim’s body was to be cremated. The court also said the man could be given a European arrest warrant.
• The court found that he strangled the boy to death on 16 or 17 yesterday; the court ruled that the case was investigated in Paphos.

According to the court, the British man, who was found guilty of killing his 3-year-old son in Cyprus, was sentenced to life imprisonment.

In the words of advocate Alexandros Alexandrou, the father’s actions were not premeditated and were not intentional; the court’s decision was based on the evidence presented. The lawyer said the sentence could be appealed within 15 days.

According to the court, the father strangled the boy to death on 16 or 17 yesterday. The boy’s body was found in the area of Paphos, and the court said the man had been hiding the crime.

It was established that the child’s father, who was 5 years old at the time, killed him. Alexandros Alexandrou, who was representing the man, said the case had been based on circumstantial evidence and that the father had not been given the opportunity to present his position.

Tags: Europe/Crime