Father's Request to Attend Children's Funeral Denied
August 10, 2026
A 30-year-old father of two children, who were found dead in a car in Xylofagou, will not attend their funeral as per the decision of the senior judge of the British Bases. His request for release was denied, and he remains in custody. The bodies of the children have been with the Bases and will be transported to Bulgaria at the expense of the Cypriot government. The father had left the children unsupervised, and their stepmother was arrested but later released. The details of the court's decision are not publicly known.