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Cypriot officer given seven life sentences for serial killing Cypriot serial killer given seven life sentences
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A Greek Cypriot army captain was given seven life sentences after pleading guilty to killing five women and two children in a three-year murder spree in which he preyed on his victims online. A Greek Cypriot army captain has been given seven life sentences after pleading guilty to killing five women and two children during a three-year murder spree in which he preyed on his victims online.
The case, involving the worst peacetime atrocities against women in Cyprus in memory, caused outrage and horror on an island where serious crime is relatively rare, and forced the resignation of the justice minister and sacking of the police chief. The case, involving the worst known peacetime atrocities against women in Cyprus, caused outrage and horror on an island where serious crime is relatively rare, and forced the resignation of the justice minister and sacking of the police chief.
Nikos Metaxas, 35, pleaded guilty to 12 charges relating to the premeditated murder and abduction of the seven people – who came from the Philippines, Romania and Nepal – between September 2016 and July 2018. The two children, aged six and eight, were daughters of two of the women.Nikos Metaxas, 35, pleaded guilty to 12 charges relating to the premeditated murder and abduction of the seven people – who came from the Philippines, Romania and Nepal – between September 2016 and July 2018. The two children, aged six and eight, were daughters of two of the women.
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The sentence, passed on Monday, is the toughest ever imposed by the Cypriot justice system.The sentence, passed on Monday, is the toughest ever imposed by the Cypriot justice system.
Metaxas broke down in tears as police read the indictment against him. Metaxas cried as police read the indictment against him.
“I have committed abhorrent crimes,” he said, expressing condolences to the families of the victims.“I have committed abhorrent crimes,” he said, expressing condolences to the families of the victims.
Police say the accused, a divorced father of two, met the women online. The victims were mostly employed as housekeepers on the island and disappeared between September 2016 and August 2018. Police had said the accused, a divorced father of two, met the women online. The victims were mostly employed as housekeepers on the island and disappeared between September 2016 and August 2018.
The police chief was sacked and the justice minister resigned following accounts of bungled investigations by police who did not take the disappearances seriously because the women were foreign.The police chief was sacked and the justice minister resigned following accounts of bungled investigations by police who did not take the disappearances seriously because the women were foreign.
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