A two-year-old British toddler who was allegedly kidnapped by his father in Cyprus has been found safe, and the father has been arrested. The 29-year-old Turkish Cypriot man is accused of snatching the child from his British mother's home in Limassol after storming the property with another man.
Local police confirmed that the father was already subject to an arrest warrant for domestic violence following a report by the mother in November last year. The toddler was taken after the father allegedly attacked the mother and attempted to push her into a swimming pool.
The father is believed to have illegally crossed into the Turkish-occupied northern territories of Cyprus. He reportedly shared a video of the child on social media after the kidnapping. A 53-year-old Turkish Cypriot man has also been arrested as an alleged accomplice.
The mother is part of the 'Hope' program, which supports victims of domestic abuse and allows them to alert police via a mobile button. However, she did not press the button during the incident, possibly due to shock. The child is now safe, and investigations continue.
