Hairdresser serving life sentence for murder seeks retrial

Convicted murderer Doros Theofanous, known as ‘the hairdresser’, has filed an application to reopen or annul his conviction, citing new sworn testimony that challenges the credibility of a key prosecution witness, it emerged on Friday.

Theofanous’ lawyers argue that fresh evidence undermines the testimony that was central to his conviction more than a decade ago.

Theofanous was sentenced on October 31, 2012, by the Paphos criminal court to life imprisonment for the premeditated murder of his pregnant partner...