A man who escaped from prison on Thursday afternoon is back behind bars after apparently attempting to make his way home to see his wife and child.
Police launched a nationwide manhunt for Yiannis Terlemez, a dual citizen of Cyprus and Greece, after he managed to escape from Nicosia Central Prisons. Terlemez, 26, is serving a three-year sentence for purse snatching in Paphos.
Paphos CID and Rapid Reaction Unit (MMAD) officers waited outside his home in Paphos after receiving a tip-off that he was on his way home. The convict was apprehended as he attempted to enter his home but tried to resist arrest.
One officer was reportedly injured during the struggle
Cyprus Weekly