Questions remain unanswered regarding the double tragedy in Xylofagou late Sunday afternoon, when two boys, aged 8 and 10, were found dead inside their father’s car.

The news has plunged the local community into mourning, with residents and neighbors who knew the two boys saying they are shocked by the unspeakable tragedy.

According to reports, the two children were discovered by a member of the public, who immediately alerted the authorities. Ambulances and members of the British Bases Police rushed to the scene; however, it was already too late for the two children, as the doctors on duty pronounced them dead at the hospital.

In fact, the vehicle’s windows had to be broken to free the children.

The circumstances surrounding the tragedy, however, remain under investigation. Initial indications point to the possibility of asphyxiation, though there has been no official confirmation of the exact causes of death so far.

Meanwhile, investigators are gathering evidence, taking statements, and examining every possible scenario to determine how the two children became trapped inside the vehicle.

Questions remain unanswered regarding the double tragedy in Xylofagou late Sunday afternoon, when two boys, aged 8 and 10, were found dead inside their father’s vehicle.

Witnesses report that the children were playing outside and at some point were found in the car.

Meanwhile, a statement submitted to the British Bases police authorities indicates that the homeowner allegedly did not want the children on the property because they were making a commotion.

Another witness account states that, along with the children’s father, his wife, and the children—who had come to Cyprus to spend their vacation with their father—the father’s brother was also staying there.

An expert was also called to the scene to investigate the possibility that the two children had been locked inside the vehicle and were unable to get out.

According to the President of the Xylofagou Community Council, Giorgos Ioulianos, the two siblings had recently arrived in Cyprus from Bulgaria to spend their summer vacation with their father, who lives in the village with his wife.

As Mr. Ioulianos reported, on Sunday morning both the children’s father and stepmother had left for work. According to the same reports, the children appeared to be playing outside the house and, under circumstances that are under investigation, they ended up inside the parked vehicle, where they were reportedly locked in and remained for several hours until they were found.

Meanwhile, the British Bases Police is also investigating reports that the two children may have been left in the vehicle while they were asleep.

On Sunday evening, authorities arrested the father and stepmother of the two children as suspects in the alleged negligence leading to the minors’ deaths. They were subsequently taken to the British Bases in Dhekelia, where questioning is ongoing.

The investigation is in full swing, and authorities are expected to conduct the necessary forensic and scientific examinations, which will shed light on the exact circumstances of the tragedy that has shocked all of Cyprus.

Authorities are also scrutinizing footage from nearby security cameras to determine what led up to the tragedy.

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