Cyprus to prosecute 15 police in serial killing blunder

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Fifteen Cyprus police officers face criminal prosecution for botching any search for seven missing foreign women and children who were victims of ...

The 2016-18 serial killings of five foreign women and two children sparked outrage in low-crime Cyprus when it emerged some of the victims could have been saved had police done their job. NICOSIA: Fifteen Cyprus police officers face criminal prosecution for botching any search for seven missing foreign women and children who were victims of a serial killer, officials said on Tuesday .

It added:"After a thorough study of all the evidence? the attorney general ruled that criminal offences were indeed committed in the handling of these cases i.e. a failure to perform official duties by public officials." An independent inquiry was ordered amid public outrage that some of the victims could have been saved had police done their job.

 

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