Cyprus Court Sentences Serial Killer to 7 Life Terms

Cyprus Court Sentences Serial Killer to 7 Life Terms
An undated picture taken from the Facebook page of 35-year-old Greek Cypriot army officer Nicos Metaxas, on April 26 , 2019, shows him posing for a selfie. Facebook page of Nicos Metaxas/AFP
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NICOSIA, Cyprus—A Cyprus criminal court on June 24 sentenced an army captain to seven life terms in prison after he pleaded guilty to the premeditated murder and kidnapping of seven foreign women and girls.

In handing down the sentence, the three-judge panel said that Nicholas Metaxas appeared to have mounted a “campaign of murder” in choosing defenseless women, most of whom came to Cyprus looking for work.