Attempted murder suspect escapes custody, flees to Romania

A 32-year-old foreign national accused of attempted murder escaped custody and left Cyprus for Romania, authorities confirmed on Wednesday, prompting an internal investigation into failures by state services.

The suspect was due to appear before a criminal court on February 3 in connection with a stabbing in Larnaca.

Instead, he was transferred to Athalassa hospital under a psychiatric hospitalisation order and did not attend the hearing.

According to Phileleftheros...