Filenews 18 May 2024
Police arrested a 26-year-old man last night to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of grievous bodily harm committed in Limassol last February.
His arrest was eventful, as it was preceded by a chase of the vehicle driven by the 26-year-old. A 32-year-old man was also in the vehicle, who was also arrested.
Specifically, around 11.30 p.m. yesterday, members of the Limassol OPE, who were conducting a motorized patrol, signalled a car, moving on a Limassol road, to stop for checking. However, the driver developed speed in order to escape. The members of the Police followed the vehicle on roads in the area and intercepted it.
It was found that the driver of the vehicle was the 26-year-old, in whose possession three nylon packages were found, containing a quantity of heroin, with a total weight of half a gram. As a result, the 26-year-old was arrested for the offence of illegal possession of drugs.
There was also a 32-year-old man in the vehicle, who was arrested for the offence of illegal stay in Cyprus.
Further examinations revealed that a court arrest warrant was pending against the 26-year-old for a case committed in Limassol in February 2024.
According to the evidence under examination of the case, on the evening of February 1, a 30-year-old man was transferred to a private clinic in Limassol with fractures in his right arm and traumatic injuries. The 30-year-old reportedly told police that his injuries were caused after he was attacked by other people.
Police examinations secured testimony against the 26-year-old, on the basis of which a judicial arrest warrant was issued against him.
The ICF Limassol is investigating the case.
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Police arrested a 23-year-old man yesterday to facilitate investigations into an ongoing case of a fatal road collision that occurred yesterday morning in Kokkinotrimithia.
The 23-year-old was arrested under a court warrant issued against him after he presented himself at a police station and gave evidence from police examinations. The offences of murder, causing death by reckless or reckless act and leaving the scene of an accident are being investigated against him.
This morning, the 23-year-old was brought before the Nicosia District Court, which issued a four-day detention order against him.
The road collision happened around 6 a.m. yesterday at Irinis and Filias Street, in Kokkinotrimithia, with victim Eleni Stavrinidou, aged 77, from Kokkinotrimithia.
According to the evidence under investigation, while the 23-year-old was driving his car on the above road, under circumstances that are being investigated, he dragged and injured the 77-year-old, who was on foot. The driver then fled the scene without providing assistance.
The 77-year-old was taken to Nicosia General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The Nicosia Traffic Police and the Nicosia ICF continue the examinations.
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Cyprus Mail
The police said on Saturday they are conducting “intensive investigations” into a hooligan tit-for-tat which took place on Thursday night in Limassol.
CCTV footage from local properties is being reviewed after four televisions were broken during outbreaks of vandalism at the indoor arenas of Limassol sports clubs Apollon and Ael.
Police said they are investigating the possibility that the rivalry between the sports clubs may have been a motivating factor behind the incidents.
A total of four televisions were broken during the incidents, which began when between 15 and 20 people entered the concourse of Apollon’s indoor arena wearing balaclavas. They broke one television and also smashed glass panes in three offices.
Later in the same evening, they said, a group of people entered the canteen of Ael’s indoor arena and broke three televisions while also smashing a glass door.
In addition, police said three vehicles were damaged, while photographs of the scene showed multiple chairs and a bin upturned.
