Mother remanded in robbery case

THE mother of a former suspect in a Chlorakas bank robbery was yesterday remanded in connection with the same incident.

Her son, Gregoris Gregoriou, was arrested after the April 22 robbery but later released for lack of evidence.

Paphos district court yesterday remanded Zoe Socratous Spyrou, 59, for four days after she was arrested on Friday.

An armed and hooded gunman held up the Paphos village’s Bank of Cyprus branch and made off with a total of £11,300 in local and foreign currency.

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