Family violence sentence upheld by appeals court

The appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision to keep a man in custody in a serious family violence case, ordering that he remain detained until the next hearing.

It found the two arguments submitted by the defendant to be unfounded, concluding the district court of Paphos acted correctly.

The case involves alleged offences including family violence, interference with judicial proceedings, breach of a court order, contempt of court and harassment.

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