Fatal stabbing in central Nicosia leaves one woman dead and another critical

Police in Nicosia are investigating a case of premeditated murder and attempted murder following an incident late Saturday night, November 14, 2026. Authorities were alerted around 11:30 p.m. to a woman found bleeding at the junction of Digeni Akrita and Larnakos avenues. The victim, of Asian descent, had sustained severe wounds to her neck and back and was transported to Nicosia General Hospital for emergency surgery.

Following bloodstains from the scene, officers discovered a second woman, a 44-year-old Vietnamese national, dead inside an apartment in the Agios Antonios area. Forensic examiners Angeliki Papetta and Orthodoxos Orthodoxou conducted a post-mortem on-site. Investigators have determined that the apartment was being used as a massage parlor and are currently searching for a potential third person believed to have been at the scene. The surviving victim is currently hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

Police continue to gather evidence, including CCTV footage and witness testimony from the neighborhood, to reconstruct the timeline of the attack. Authorities believe the two women were acquainted, but the exact nature of their relationship and the motive behind the assault remain under investigation.