Filenews 24 May 2022 - by Natasha Christoforou
After coordinated actions and under extreme secrecy, the Police in free Famagusta located and handcuffed a 22-year-old foreigner, who is suspected of at least three rapes of tourists in Ayia Napa. The suspect reportedly confessed to his heinous acts, admitting to three rapes so far.
The Police from April until a few days ago reportedly received three complaints from three women, who complained that an unknown person lured them and raped them in an open space in Ayia Napa. From the description given by the victims to the Police, it was understood that the perpetrator was the same. Immediately the investigators of the case began to process closed circuit surveillance and located suspicious movements of a foreigner, who was identified by one girl.
His photo was printed and shown to owners of premises in Ayia Napa. One of them identified the alleged assailant and gave his details to the Police, who was identified and arrested. His mode of action causes shock. According to information from police sources, he chose girls who had consumed large quantities of alcohol and were on their own. He then approached them and transported them to isolated places where he raped them.
The suspect was taken on Tuesday morning before the Famagusta District Court in Paralimni, which ordered his eight-day detention.
The 22-year-old is a Syrian asylum seeker and arrived in Cyprus illegally last September.
