Court of Appeal orders parents into custody over child abuse case

The Cyprus Court of Appeal has ordered two parents, identified as M.K. and T.G., to be held in custody following accusations of sexually abusing their minor son. On November 10, 2026, the court unanimously upheld an appeal filed by the Attorney General, overturning a previous decision by the Larnaca Criminal Court that had allowed the suspects to remain at liberty under specific conditions. The parents face multiple serious charges, including sexual abuse, causing psychological harm, interfering with judicial proceedings, harassment, and assault.

Central to the appellate court's decision was the finding that the parents posed a genuine risk of influencing the child's testimony. Evidence revealed that despite a court-mandated exclusion order restricting their contact with the boy, the parents were visiting him at his school daily and attempting to coerce him into silence by offering gifts and discouraging him from cooperating with the police. Following the detention order, the accused were remanded in custody pending the resumption of their trial, which was scheduled to continue before the Larnaca Criminal Court on November 12, 2026.