Xylofagou deaths: court denies father permission to attend children’s funeral

Local British BasesbulgariadeathLarnacaTop Newstrial Xylofagou deaths: court denies father permission to attend children’s funeral Autokinito Me Spasmena Tzamia 15 1 Relevant News History cannot change. But it can teach us something. 10 August 2026 Xylofagou deaths: court denies father permission to attend children’s funeral 10 August 2026 Paphos residents complain over new domestic helper benefit payment system 10 August 2026 Dora Christodoulou 10 August 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber The British Bases’ senior judge has rejected a request from the 30-year-old father, from Bulgaria, to be granted permission to attend the funeral of his two children, aged 8 and 10, who were found dead in their stepmother’s car in Xylofagou on June 28. The judge also ruled that the accused remain in custody. The British Bases confirmed on the morning of Monday, August 10, that the senior judge had now informed all parties involved that “the request for release on bail of the father of the two boys found dead in a car in Xylofagou has been rejected.” As a result, they said, “he will remain in police custody.” The British Bases did not give details of the reasoning behind the decision. Meanwhile, the children’s bodies have remained in the Bases for more than a month and are expected to be transferred to Bulgaria. The decision clears the way for that transfer, which will take place at the Cyprus government’s expense. The two siblings had been left unsupervised after the father rushed to his job in Limassol on the morning of June 28, with his 38-year-old partner doing the same. She had been arrested but was later released. The 30-year-old’s lawyer, Christos Theodoulou, argued in his pleading that the children had been in the care of the accused’s brother and cousin, and claimed they had come to Cyprus because their mother did not want them. “The father had two choices: either to leave them with the state, or to bring them to Cyprus,” Theodoulou had said. The 30-year-old’s counsel had asked that he be released under conditions and be allowed to attend his children’s funeral, either escorted by British Bases police or by Republic of Cyprus police. The Prosecuting Authority’s representative rejected outright the idea that any legal mechanism exists allowing the Republic of Cyprus to enforce British Bases court orders. He also asked that both the father’s request to attend the funeral and his request for conditional release be rejected, noting that when the father finished work, he had gone to a kiosk to drink alcohol. According to the British Bases’ findings, the two children appear to have gained entry to the car, which was parked in the open area of the apartment building where they lived, through an open door at the back. As philenews revealed, expert examinations showed damage to that specific door, which remained unlocked despite the car itself having been locked. It then appears they became locked inside the car and trapped, since the child safety lock had also been activated. Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News History cannot change. But it can teach us something. Paphos residents complain over new domestic helper benefit payment system Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demands Gunman fires inside Thai government office as country reels from school shooting How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe’s economy this summer On this day: the Treaty of Sevres was signed, breaking apart the Ottoman Empire in 1920 Man caught with over €25,000 and untaxed cigarettes in car Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.