Serial killer trial in Cyprus stalled due to missing evidence

The trial of a suspected serial killer in Cyprus was pushed back for at least another week, as Cypriot police are still trying to gather crucial evidence in the case and the search for two slain victims continues.
Alleged serial killer Nikos Metaxas, who was to be arraigned later this week upon the expiration of his fifth remand, is expected to be remanded once again on Wednesday due to missing evidence.

The suspect, also known to his victims as "Orestis," has reportedly confessed seven murders of foreign females, including five adults and two children. Five bodies have been recovered, while the young daughter of one of the slain victims and another adult female are still missing.
Prosecutors are said to be apprehensive about the search for the body of 30-year-old Filipina Maricar Valdez Arquiola, who went missing in December 2017. Maricar's case, unlike all others...

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