MP Diana Constantinides speaks on mother's 1993 murder amidst femicide debate

Direct Democracy MP Diana Constantinides recently disclosed that her mother, Christine Constantinides, was a victim of rape and murder in 1993. Christine went missing on June 7, 1993, and her body was discovered in a Kotsiatis landfill in November of that year. The perpetrator, Antonis Prokopiou Kitas, also known as 'Al Capone,' confessed to the murder after being questioned regarding the killing of 21-year-old Oxana Lisna, whose body was found in a well in Livadia. Kitas, who was 25 at the time, committed the crimes alongside an accomplice, Michalis Iacovides. Forensic reports confirmed that both victims were raped and beaten before their deaths. Diana Constantinides shared her personal history during a parliamentary committee discussion on violence against women and recent femicide cases. She emphasized that children orphaned by such crimes suffer long-term trauma and that addressing femicide requires recognizing these severe personal consequences. She called for greater support systems for victims of abuse and those affected by such violence.