Police investigate suspected parental neglect after girl found alone in Paphos
An 11-year-old girl was placed in social services care after police found her alone at her home in Paphos following neighbours' report.
Paphos, Cyprus. Police are investigating a suspected case of parental neglect after an 11-year-old girl was found alone at her home on Thursday.
The girl was placed in the care of social services, while investigations continue.
Neighbour report
Police reportedly located the girl after neighbours informed authorities that she had been left unsupervised since the morning.
The girl told authorities that she was alone and that her father had left on a trip the previous day.
Investigation continues
According to newspaper Politis, the father travelled to Albania to attend Pafos FC’s match against Dinamo Tirana.
He was expected to be arrested upon his return on Friday morning, when a case for abandoning a minor was to be filed against him.
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