Friday, July 3, 2020

THIRD ARREST FOR ROBBERY, BEATING OF 66-YEAR-OLD WOMAN

in-cyprus 3 July 2020 -ByJosephine Koumettou



Police have arrested a 47-year-old man from Limassol on Thursday to facilitate questioning in a case of robbery and the critical injury of a 66-year-old woman in Limassol on Sunday morning, June 28.

This is the third arrest for the same case. According to the police, a 46-year-old man was also arrested on Wednesday and was remanded in custody on Thursday for eight days by the Limassol District Court.

Another person, a 49-year-old man was arrested on Thursday and is currently being held by police. He and the 47-year-old will be taken to court today to be remanded in custody.

The robbery took place around 8 am on Sunday when a 66-year-old woman was assaulted outside her Limassol apartment by two men who beat her and subsequently stole valuables from the property and fled.

The woman is still being treated at the Limassol General Hospital in a stable condition.

The Limassol CID is investigating.