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Cyprus Police Hunt Father After British Toddler Taken From Limassol Home

The hunt is complicated by Cyprus’s divided control, which limits legal options to recover children taken to the Turkish‑occupied north.

Overview

  • A two-year-old boy was allegedly taken from his British mother's home in Limassol on Wednesday after two men forced their way in and fled in a small white car.
  • Police say the 29-year-old Turkish Cypriot father entered from the island’s north through an uncontrolled point and is believed to have gone back there.
  • Officers arrested a 53-year-old suspected accomplice linked to the break-in as the manhunt continued.
  • Investigators found and searched a suspected getaway car inside the UK Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia, where Cypriot police have limited authority.
  • Officials are reviewing a video allegedly posted by the father that shows the child in a car, and they have not confirmed media claims of a later arrest in Northern Cyprus while the UK Foreign Office provides consular support.