The trial of a 36-year-old man accused of kidnapping and threatening two women with a knife in an apartment in Larnaca has been postponed until November 4, in March 2026. The defendant faces eleven charges and remains in custody.
The 36-year-old appeared again yesterday, Monday, October 12, before the Larnaca Permanent Criminal Court, who is accused of kidnapping and threatening two women with a knife in an apartment in Larnaca in March 2026. At a previous hearing, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the eleven charges he faces.
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The case, which was scheduled for yesterday, Monday, October 12, was postponed until November 4, with the defendant remaining in custody.
The 36-year-old, who is of African descent, faces eleven charges relating to the abduction of individuals with the intent to confine them, abduction with the intent to cause actual bodily harm, threatening to commit an act of violence, assault causing actual bodily harm, psychological abuse, carrying a knife, and unlawful entry.
It is recalled that, according to the Police, “at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the police responded to an incident at an apartment building in Larnaca, where a man stepped out onto the balcony of an apartment and was shouting threats, while in possession of a knife.”
As it turned out, “the man in question was in the apartment with two women, also of African descent, against whom he was making threats.”
The scene had been cordoned off by police officers, and the incident was handled by police negotiators from the Special Operations Unit (MMA).
The man was arrested and taken to the Larnaca Criminal Investigation Department offices for further investigation, while the two women who were with him in the apartment were taken to a hospital as a precaution for medical examinations.
