Police search for suspects in assault case and missing mushroom hunter in Paphos

On November 11, 2026, Cyprus Police released photos of five individuals wanted for a brutal assault on a 15-year-old boy that occurred on October 10 in a Larnaca multi-storey car park. The victim suffered a facial fracture during the incident. Following the public appeal, one of the wanted individuals presented himself to the Larnaca CID, where his details were verified. Additionally, police identified a 21-year-old Sudanese man, Abdullah Sendik, as a suspect in a separate case of serious offenses in Larnaca.

In a separate development, an extensive search operation is underway in the Paphos district for a 67-year-old man who went missing while mushroom hunting in a forest area between Stavros tis Psokas and Panagia. The man was last seen around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday after separating from his companions. Emergency services, including the Police, Civil Defense, Forestry Department, and the Game and Fauna Service, are utilizing helicopters, thermal drones, and K-9 units. Furthermore, Paphos police confirmed the arrest of a 17-year-old wanted in connection with an attempted murder case involving a 74-year-old victim from earlier in November.