A mother is accused of attempting to murder her seven-year-old son in Limassol, with the case shocking public opinion in Cyprus. The 41-year-old woman allegedly gave the child sedative pills, resulting in both being found unconscious.
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The Court ordered the woman to be held in custody until the case is heard, according to philenews. In case of a conviction, a life imprisonment sentence is provided.
Cyprus: The timeline of the case
The father, returning home on the evening of February 10th, found his wife and child unconscious. After taking the woman to the hospital and returning, he discovered that the child was also in the same condition. He also realized that pills were missing. The child reported that he took the pills unwillingly, while not knowing they were expired. He described taking more than one pill.
He doesn’t remember what his mother told him, but the only thing he remembers is that he was in bed trying to sleep and then his mother came and gave him the pills, telling him that she had also taken some for a headache.
