Britons on trial over road death of Cyprus schoolboy
(08 November 2006)British holidaymakers have been accused of killing a Cypriot schoolboy and wounding another when they intentionally drove into them.
Christos Papiris, a 17-year-old Greek Cypriot, died after tourists Julian Harrington, 39, and his nephews Luke Atkinson, 22, and Michael Binnington, 21, from Witham, Essex, allegedly drove after the motorcycle the Cypriot boys were riding before ramming it repeatedly.
Marios Demetriou, 18, who was driving the bike, was seriously injured in the incident, sparked by a brawl outside a disco in the resort of Protaras, on 18 August.
The court hearing in Cyprus is expected to last several weeks.