Pafos Live 30 August 2023
A 37-year-old man is in extremely critical condition at Nicosia General Hospital, who was found yesterday afternoon by a relative at his home in a pool of blood.
According to Steve Theodoulou, spokesperson for the Famagusta Police Headquarters, "at around 17.30 in the afternoon, a 37-year-old Greek Cypriot was found in a pool of blood at his home in Xylotymbou. The 37-year-old was found by a relative and suffered a severe blow to the head and was initially transferred to Larnaka General Hospital."
However, he continued, "due to the criticality of his condition, the man was transferred to Nicosia General Hospital. The 37-year-old is hospitalized in an extremely critical condition."
Famagusta ICF men went to the scene and cordoned off the scene and began investigations, while members of the Ministry of Defence began investigations and examinations to identify evidence and evidence that may lead to the perpetrator or perpetrators of the crime.
According to Mr. Theodoulou, "the 37-year-old is a person who has occupied the Famagusta ICF with burglaries and thefts in the past."
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Quantities of duty-free tobacco products and pharmaceutical preparations were located and confiscated yesterday, during a joint operation by the Police and the Department of Customs and Excise in Larnaka district.
During the operation, searches were carried out at two houses and one premises, of a 47-year-old man, in a village in the Larnaka district, where 61 boxes of duty-free cigarettes, 17.5 boxes of duty-free e-cigarettes, 20.5 boxes of duty-free tobacco, with a total weight of 5175 grams and 14 boxes of pharmaceutical preparations were located and confiscated.
The seized products were received by the Department of Customs, while the case was settled out of court with the payment of a sum of €6,000 by the 47-year-old.
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A knife attack against a 49-year-old woman from Vietnam took place in Limassol on Tuesday night.
According to the police, the incident took place around 11:00 in the evening, when the woman was walking in an area of Limassol and was attacked by another woman, who injured her with a knife in the neck and hand.
The 49-year-old was taken by ambulance to Limassol General Hospital, where she underwent surgery after being found to have a ruptured oesophagus and trauma to her arm.
She was then transferred to a private hospital to undergo another operation by a thoracic surgeon.
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They were charged in writing and released to be summoned later four of the five arrested on Tuesday night, as part of measures taken by the police to prevent further incidents in the area of Chloraka, while the fifth person continues to be detained.
According to a police statement, during patrols and checks carried out during last night, a total of 150 vehicles were stopped for inspection. Five people were arrested for possession of drugs or offensive instruments, while three other drivers were reported to have tested positive for narcotics.
Specifically, a 20-year-old woman was arrested for possession of a small amount of drugs, a 23-year-old woman for possession of offensive instruments (knife and knuckleduster), a 21-year-old for possession of an offensive instrument (knife), a 23-year-old for possession of offensive instruments (knives and metal pipe) and a 25-year-old for illegal possession of explosives (detonated firework).
All those arrested, except the 23-year-old, were charged in writing and released to be summoned to court. The 23-year-old remains in custody to facilitate interrogations.
According to the police, checks and patrols in the wider area will continue.
The Police refer in its announcement to the two new arrests made last night, to facilitate investigations into the incidents that took place in recent days in the area of Chlorakas.
As reported, a 34-year-old resident of the Pafos district was arrested first, pursuant to a court warrant. Among other things, offences such as incitement and incitement to violence, agitation to commit a criminal offence, publication of false news and offences in violation of the Law on combating certain forms and expressions of racism are being investigated against him.
Shortly afterwards, a 29-year-old man was arrested, against whom a court arrest warrant was pending, issued after testimony was obtained against him regarding the above incidents.
The ICF Pafos continues the examinations.
CNA
