Boys found dead were trapped in car for hours before windows smashed to free them

Local British BasesdeathFamagustapoliceTop News Boys found dead were trapped in car for hours before windows smashed to free them Boys Found Dead Were Trapped In Car For Hours Before Windows Smashed To Free Them Relevant News Cool relief on the way as Cyprus sizzles at 38°C 29 June 2026 Boys found dead were trapped in car for hours before windows smashed to free them 29 June 2026 Pafilia: Nearly five decades of shaping Paphos and building a legacy 29 June 2026 Natasa Christoforou 29 June 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber The Sovereign Base Areas Police have arrested a father and stepmother after two children, aged 8 and 10, were found dead inside a locked car in Xylofagou on Sunday afternoon. The two boys, who had travelled to Cyprus in mid-May to spend the holidays with their father, were discovered locked inside a saloon car parked in a field next to the apartment block where the father and his partner lived. Ambulance crews rushed to the scene and attempted to resuscitate them, but it was too late. The village chief of Xylofagou, Giorgos Ioulianos, told philenews that he had been told that the father had left for work that morning, followed by his partner at around 8am, leaving the children alone in the house. “It appears they got into the car, locked themselves in and couldn’t get out and died from suffocation,” he said, describing the incident as one of the worst tragedies the community had seen in recent years. How the boys came to be locked inside the vehicle had not been established by Sunday evening. Burns were found on their bodies, indicating they had been trapped inside for a number of hours. The car windows had to be smashed to free them. The father and stepmother were arrested late Sunday afternoon on suspicion of negligence. They are due to appear before Dhekelia Court at 11:00am today, where a decision will be taken on whether to issue detention orders against them. News of the deaths shook the community of Xylofagou. Dozens of residents gathered at the scene until late Sunday night seeking information about the circumstances of the boys’ deaths. Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Cool relief on the way as Cyprus sizzles at 38°C Pafilia: Nearly five decades of shaping Paphos and building a legacy Minthis Music Festival 2026 announces Porsche Cyprus as main Sponsor in strategic lifestyle partnership Turkish Cypriot journalist and activist Sevgül Uludağ dies aged 68 Fire contained at fenced site near Larnaca’s Skala area Father and stepmother arrested after two children found dead in Xylofagou car Thirty-three people rescued, thousands still missing after Venezuela quakes Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.