A British teen found guilty of lying about being gang-raped has avoided jail and will now return home.
The teenager claimed she was raped by up to 12 Israeli tourists in a hotel room in the party town of Ayia Napa on July 17.
The 19-year-old was charged with public mischief after she signed a retraction statement 10 days later, while the accused men were freed.
After she was found guilty following a trial, the woman, who has not been named, was sentenced to a four month suspended jail sentence in Cyprus on Tuesday, January 7.
What were her initial allegations?
The woman initially accused 12 men of taking part in gang raping her at the Pambos Napa hotel on July 17.
Both her and the group of men were staying at the hotel separately.
After all 12 were arrested the next day, five of the accused were released without charge when no DNA was found to link them to the incident.
The remaining seven accused were then released later when the teenager signed a written retraction.
The 19-year-old was then arrested on suspicion of making false allegations.
The same month, her family launched a crowdfunding appeal to cover her £15,000 legal costs.
The teen is arrested and proceedings begin
The 19-year-old woman was remanded in custody on July 30 after her first court hearing that day.
She covered her face as she went into court - as she has continued to do throughout the trial process.
Her lawyer Andreas Pittadjis said a judge granted his request for an eight-day adjournment until August 7 so that he and his client could review all the evidence that police investigators have amassed in the case.
Mr Pittadjis was highly critical of leaked video footage allegedly showing his client having sex with several of the men.
He called the leak "a much more serious criminal offence" than the charge she faces.
Her defence lawyer quits
Mr Pittadjis made a request to withdraw from the case after a "serious disagreement" with his client on August 7, which was approved by Judge Tonia Antoniou.
He adjourned the case until August 19 to give the teenager time to find a new lawyer.
Mr Pittadjis said his decision to resign was made after consulting with the woman and her family, but would not disclose the nature of his disagreement.
Her trial begins
The 19-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to making false rape allegations on August 27.
She was released on bail after spending four and a half weeks in prison before the hearing.
Her trial began in October with her lawyer Ritsa Pekri questioning one of the investigating officers, Andreas Nikolettis, over the examination of the Israelis's mobile phones amid allegations of text and social media messages between them were not looked at properly.
Her legal team say the group planned to have sex with the teenager and read a statement from an Israeli witness about the night she claims she was raped.
The Israelis' defence lawyers said the woman was working at the hotel, and that she was in a relationship with one Israeli and had consensual sexual contact with several others over a period of several days.
But the woman said in court she was in a hotel room with one of the Israeli men who she had a relationship with before others appeared and she was pinned down.
One defence witness, Marios Matsakis, a forensic pathologist who formerly worked for the state, said her injuries were consistent with rape.
The teenager claimed that she only retracted her accusations after pressure from the Cypriot police.
Cypriot law enforcement officials denied the allegation, insisting the woman voluntarily admitted in writing to falsely accusing the Israelis, who have since returned to Israel.
She is found guilty
While awaiting the verdict, her parents said they “remain hopeful” on December 27 after spending Christmas on the island.
But she was found guilty on December 30 of a single count of public mischief.
Judge Michalis Papathanasiou said in his verdict on Monday morning that the teenager did not tell the truth and tried to deceive the court with "convenient" and "evasive" statements.
"My conclusion is that the guilt of the accused has been proven beyond reasonable doubt," he said.
He said the defendant told investigators she made up the claims because she felt "ashamed" after finding out some of the Israelis had filmed her having sex on their mobile phones.
The teenager nodded her head slightly as she was found guilty but showed no other emotion.
She faced up to a year in jail and a 1,700 euro (£1,500) but her lawyers asked for a suspended sentence, saying she was under strong psychological pressure at the time.
Following the verdict, the defendant argued with her lawyers, saying "I thought you were asking for a fine".
She was mobbed by photographers and camera operators as she left court with her mother.
Both wore white scarves around their faces depicting lips sewn together, brought by protesters from the Network Against Violence Against Women who filled the court and demonstrated outside.
One of the her lawyers, Nicoletta Charalambidou, told reporters that they would be appealing the decision.
The fallout after the verdict
In the week that followed, the UK Foreign Office said it was "seriously concerned" about whether she received a fair trial.
But the Cypriot Government soon hit back saying it had "full confidence in the justice system and the courts".
The victim's mother urged tourists to boycott the country while angry protesters rallied against the verdict with some marching on Downing Street in London.
The teenager also pleaded with Prime Minister Boris Johnson to "please bring me home".
The teenager avoids jail
The 19-year-old avoided jail and was instead handed down a four month suspended prison sentence on Tuesday, January 7.
She hugged her family and her legal team and left court weeping, with her head in her hands, after she received her sentence for public mischief.
The sentence meant she would be free to return home immediately, and her lawyer, Lewis Power QC, confirmed that she would return home that day.
Her family had raised fears she would suffer permanent damage to her mental health if she was sent to prison, having been diagnosed with PTSD.
Judge Michalis Papathanasiou told her he was giving her a "second chance".
He said: "I admit, I have been troubled over this. All the evidence shows that she had lied and prevented the police from doing other serious jobs.
"Twelve people were arrested and seven of them were there for at least 10 days. That was also a serious offence.
"Her psychological state, her youth, that she has been away from her family, her friends and academic studies this year.
"This has led me to decide to give her a second chance and suspend the sentence for three years."
Her mother yelled "she's coming home" as she expressed her relief after the sentencing.