Cyprus 'kidnap' of Brit toddler - all we know as frantic search continues

A manhunt is continuing today at a holiday hotspot in Cyprus after a toddler was reportedly snatched from the home of his British mother.

The terrified parent raised the alarm with two-year-old boy's father is accused of abducting the child, according to local reports. The 29-year-old allegedly grabbed the tot after bursting into the property on Wednesday with an accomplice at the coastal holiday hotspot.

Police have released a statement as their hunt intensifies, and are said to be scrutinising the likely route the men took. Local media adds that the woman is enrolled in the Hope programme, which provides support to victims of domestic abuse.

Here is everything we know so far....

The British toddler was reportedly abducted by his father in Limassol, Cyprus.

The second-largest urban area in the country is located on the southern coast and is popular with tourists from around the world. It is claimed the child was taken from the mother's home in the holiday hotspot.

Officers have already searched the suspected getaway vehicle as the urgent hunt for the boy continues.

According to local authorities, a 29-year-old Turkish Cypriot man seized the two-year-old yesterday. Reports state he illegally arrived by crossing from the island’s northern Turkish-occupied territories.

According to Limassol’s deputy police chief Lefteris Kyriakou, the father was already the subject of an arrest warrant after the mother reported him for domestic violence in last year.

Detectives believe the man has since returned to the Turkish‑occupied north of the island, with a specialist task force contacted to track his movements.

Police are said to be investigating a video the toddler's dad posted on social media.

The clip reportedly shows him with the child in the back of a vehicle.

He is said to have stormed the house with another man at 7:50am local time on Wednesday, before grabbing the boy and fleeing the scene in a small white car.

It has been reported by local outlet Protothema that the child's mother is part of the Hope program, which offers support to victims of domestic abuse.

Under the scheme, victims are given an alert button to press immediately which notifies police that they are in danger.