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Cypriot killer confessed to the murders of 7 people

Cyprus murders

A Cypriot police officer, left, stands near the flooded mineshaft where two female bodies were found, outside of Mitsero village. Source: AP/AAP Photo/Petros Karadjias

A 35-year-old suspect, who is in custody, confessed the murders of five women and two children all foreign nationals.


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A 35-year-old suspect, who is in custody, confessed the murders of five women and two children all foreign nationals.


The body of a fourth woman inside a suitcase was retrieved on Sunday from a man-made lake near the village of Mitsero, west of the capital of Nicosia.

The Cypriot National Guard confessed to seven murders, using online dating service to find his victims, foreign women who had come to Cyprus for work.

Officials fear the toll could be higher.


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