A 32-year-old foreign national accused of attempted murder, who escaped custody and left Cyprus for Romania in February, has been arrested in Romania.

According to the police, the Romanian authorities arrested the man last week and informed the Cypriot authorities, launching procedures for his extradition.

Meanwhile, an internal investigation into failures by state services is ongoing.

The suspect was due to appear before a criminal court on February 3 in connection with the stabbing of his employer in the neck on November 24, 2025, in Larnaca.

Instead, he was transferred to Athalassa hospital under a psychiatric hospitalisation order and did not attend the hearing, prompting the Law Office to issue an arrest warrant, which however was never executed as the suspect had travelled to Romania.