Filenews 11 December 2023
Police arrested two women, aged 42 and 27, yesterday to facilitate investigations into ongoing cases of residential theft. At least two cases of theft from elderly people's homes are being investigated against the two arrested.
The two cases were reported to the Police, by an 80-year-old and an 86-year-old resident of Limassol. According to what they said, on the morning of December 8, 2023, they were visited at their homes, by two unknown women, who under various pretexts managed to trick them and steal money.
Specifically, around 10am on December 8, two unknown women visited the 80-year-old's home in Limassol and asked her if they could cut oranges from the orange tree in her yard. The complainant gave them permission and went out into her yard to help them. One of the women, pretending that she would use the latrine of the house, managed to enter the house alone.
Shortly afterwards, when the two women left the 80-year-old's home, the complainant became aware that her wallet, which contained the sum of €70, credit cards and personal documents, had been stolen.
The second case took place on the same day, in the same area of Limassol. According to an 86-year-old woman, at around 12.30pm, while she was in the living room of her house, two unknown women entered her home. After chatting for a while, the complainant went to the kitchen of the house to make them coffee. Shortly afterwards, after the two women left the 86-year-old's home, the complainant found that her purse had been stolen from the living room of the house. Inside the wallet was the sum of €50 and her personal documents.
Police examinations secured testimony against the 42-year-old and 27-year-old, on the basis of which judicial arrest warrants were issued against them. The two women were located yesterday afternoon in Limassol, arrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
The ICF Limassol continues the examinations.
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Police arrested two people aged 28 and 31 yesterday in a case involving illegal possession of property.
Specifically, last night members of the Police located and stopped for inspection, a vehicle driven by a 28-year-old, with a 31-year-old co-driver, in an area of Nicosia.
In a subsequent search, a car tyre ring, four boxes with 23 liters of oil and a bottle with 20 liters of truck oil were found inside the vehicle.
The two passengers did not give satisfactory explanations for the possession of the above and were arrested for the offense of illegal possession of property.
Then, one of the two suspects indicated a scene in the Nicosia district (a specific open space belonging to a company that carries out earthworks) from where they allegedly stole the above items.
From further examinations, it was found that the owner of the company in question, made a complaint to the Police, that between the dates 09-10/12/2023, unknown persons broke a container lock and stole various tools worth about €2,000.
Also, during the investigations, it was found that the 28-year-old, on 10/12/2023, had sold part of the stolen property to a third party.
Further, the owner of the company was called and identified as his own property, the objects found.
The ICF Nicosia continues the examinations.
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The Limassol Permanent Assize Court today imposed a 3.5-year prison sentence on the 40-year-old defendant, who was found guilty after a hearing on the two serious charges he faces and relate to the offence of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and malicious damage. This is the attack committed in the early morning of November 6, 2021 at a taxi office on Makarios Avenue.
The Assize Court's decision is unanimous and sentenced the 40-year-old to 3.5 years in prison for the offence of causing grievous bodily harm and 9 months for the charge of malicious damage. The penalties will be met.
According to the court's decision, the defendant's action was punishable, as he injured the 47-year-old complainant with his private vehicle. He also noted that no evidence of motive has been demonstrated, but his behaviour and action were unexpected and overt. Also, his act was deliberate and according to the findings of the Court, it appears that he was fully aware and aware of his actions.
Mitigating circumstances were taken into account that he is a person with no criminal record, as well as his family and personal circumstances. It was also taken into account that he compensated the owner of the taxi office "Faros".
As "F" wrote in a previous report, the defendant had been called for an apology last September and exercised the right to testify under oath claiming that he was in a state of complete confusion due to a diabetic episode. What he said before the Assize Court was found to be untrue.
It should be noted that the ICF of Limassol was investigating the offence of attempted murder during the initial stages of the case, however the case was registered at the Assize Court for the offence of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm. This occurred at dawn on 6/11/21 when the 40-year-old defendant while in his vehicle, developed speed and hit the 47-year-old who was standing at the entrance of the taxi office. The 40-year-old then entered the premises with the vehicle, causing material damage and then fled the scene.
The 47-year-old had suffered serious leg injuries and underwent surgeries. He has also placed osteosynthesis material on his leg.
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A 30-year-old man was identified and arrested by members of the Police in Larnaka district this morning, pursuant to a court arrest warrant, who was wanted in connection with an investigated case of a maritime accident, which allegedly occurred last January, in the sea area of the Paphos district.
For the same case, the Police are still looking for two more suspect men, aged 27 and 32, with the Paphos ICF continuing examinations.
According to the data under investigation, on January 25, 2023, a sea vessel was found stranded in the sea area of Potima, in Peyia, without any person on board. Police examinations revealed that the boat had been purchased by the 30-year-old suspect and on January 24 had left the port of Latchi. The 30-year-old was reportedly on board, along with the 27-year-old and 32-year-old suspects who are wanted. The three of them failed to inform and report to the authorities the circumstances under which their sea vessel ran aground at the scene.
The 32-year-old wanted suspect is being investigated by the ICF of Limassol and another case, committed on January 05, in Limassol, the offences of extortion of money by false representations and conspiracy to commit a felony. For the purpose of investigating the case, a court warrant has been issued for his arrest and he is wanted.
