The news of the death of Popi Christoforou, the mother of the twins who “passed away” in Mari on July 11, 2011, has cast a shadow of grief across Cyprus.
Poppy Christoforou passed away on Sunday afternoon after battling cancer for the past few years.
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The news of her death has brought sadness throughout Cyprus. Efthymios Diplaros and Loukas Fourlas bid farewell to this heroic mother in their posts.
Poppy has passed away…
The heroic mother of Mari’s twins.A person I loved and deeply admired has left us. A mother who never managed to get over the loss of her children, because a mother never gets over something like that. She simply learns to live with a hole in her heart… pic.twitter.com/WV57AHK3Lc
Advertisement— Efthimios Diplaros (@diplarose) September 6, 2026
Poppy, the mother of our heroic twins, in Mari, flew high tonight…
to be reunited with her brave sons.
Have a safe journey, my beloved Popi.
I hope that up there you’ll embrace your children and find the eternal peace you deserve.
I’ll never forget you.— Loucas Fourlas (@loucas_fourlas) September 6, 2026
