Audit report: Shocking findings at morgue with body stored for 1,040 days amid complaints of decomposition odors

A damning audit report on the Paphos General Hospital morgue has exposed severe operational failures, including a body left in cold storage for 1,040 days. The investigation followed a cooling system malfunction in May 2026, which revealed broken alarms and improper handling of human remains, with unqualified staff managing transfers. Auditor General Andreas Papaconstantinou highlighted these systemic issues as a serious breach of human dignity, demanding immediate upgrades to monitoring systems and clearer inter-departmental accountability.