Pafos Live 7 August 2024
Police arrested three foreigners for stealing car parts from a fenced area in Polis Chrysochous. They are two Romanians aged 40 and 34 and an Indian aged 27.
According to the police, following a complaint by the 69-year-old Greek Cypriot owner of the fenced area in which car parts were kept, testimony emerged against the three foreigners who allegedly stole gearboxes and other vehicle parts located in the area.
All three are expected to be brought before the Pafos district court today for detention orders.
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Pafos Press
The Police in Paphos found four people yesterday Tuesday in possession of illegal drugs and driving under the influence of drugs.
According to Paphos Assistant Police Director of Operations Michalis Nikolaou, on 6.8.24 at around 18:55 members of the Paphos Crime Prevention Unit spotted a pedestrian in Geroskipou acting suspiciously. As it was established, this is a 34-year-old man who was found in possession of a quantity of cannabis and was arrested for an unprovoked crime. The 34-year-old was re-arrested with judicial arrest warrants pending against him due to his failure to appear at the Paphos District Court for cases in which he is a defendant.
Also in a second case on 6.8.24 and at around 23:15, members of the Paphos Crime Prevention Ulam as part of a patrol in the Chlorakas area stopped a vehicle in which two persons were riding, a 25-year-old driver and a 30-year-old passenger. In a subsequent investigation, the 25-year-old was allegedly found to be in illegal possession of cannabis-type drugs, while the 30-year-old passenger was found to have a quantity of crystal methamphetamine weighing 1.25 grams. Also, the 25-year-old allegedly tested positive for a drug test to which he was subjected. The 30-year-old was also arrested for outstanding warrants against him and taken into custody.
In a third case on 6.8.24 at 23:40 on Priamou Street, members of Group "Z" stopped a vehicle in which four persons aged 22, 24, 25 and 27 years were riding. A check carried out allegedly revealed that the 27-year-old driver was driving without a driver's license and without insurance. According to the Police, a quantity of cannabis was found in the vehicle, which the 27-year-old driver allegedly admitted to possessing. Also, in a check carried out on the 27-year-old, it was found that he was positive in a drug test. He was then handed over to YKAN, charged in writing and released.
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Filenews
Members of the Police, yesterday, ten minutes before midnight and during checks for crime prevention in an area of Limassol, noticed a person pushing a motorcycle, with a closed engine.
The members of the Police approached him and then he attacked with his hands and pushed a policeman backwards. It was found that this is a 20-year-old man, who when he was informed that he was going to be arrested for the offense of attacking a police officer, began shouting and cursing at the policemen, while he also attacked a second police officer who was at the scene.
Subsequently, the 20-year-old tried to start his motorcycle in order to escape and at the same time continued to move menacingly towards the members of the Police.
The 20-year-old was arrested and detained to facilitate interrogations.
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The two young suspects in the brutal murder that took place last Wednesday in which 38-year-old Andreas Kouzoupis and his Slovak friend were killed are currently suggesting scenes as part of the examinations and investigations of the case.
The two suspects were taken shortly after 9 a.m. this morning, accompanied by several members of the police to the two scenes of the murder. Specifically, at the point where the two victims were found charred, inside the burning vehicle in the area of Litovounos, parallel to the main road network, but also in the area of Limnes in the community of Arakapas, where they seem to have killed the victims with a shotgun.
The investigators of the ICF Limassol have completed the most important pieces of the puzzle behind the shocking case that shook Cypriot society, while all that remains is to determine who shot the victims as well as whether there are other motives behind the heinous murder.
The two suspects take the same stance by implicating themselves in the case, but insist on placing the blame on each other. It should be noted that investigators were waiting for the results of scientific examinations on the evidence found during the searches that took place on Saturday near the Arakapas reservoir, where important evidence was found.
The results of tests on the clothes worn by the two suspects at the time of the murder are also awaited, which may also lock the person who pulled the trigger of the shotgun.
As revealed by Philenews, the 19-year-old young suspect was seen passing through the scene of the crime, the spot where the two men were found charred, hours after they were found. In fact, the same information says that a police officer suspected him from the first moment.
Specifically, the 19-year-old was seen passing with his vehicle on the afternoon of July 31 from the Kellaki-Parekklisia road, which at that time was partially cut off for on-site examinations and investigations after blood stains had been found on the asphalt. The 19-year-old allegedly approached the police officer and asked him what had happened and told him that he had passed earlier in the area of Bandovouno and saw fire trucks and police cars.
In addition to the above, the 19-year-old made the mistake of reporting to the police officer that he stopped hanging out with 38-year-old Andreas Kouzoupis, which raised suspicions. All this, on the same day and a few hours after the victims were identified.
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The Permanent Assize Court of Limassol refers to punishable behaviour against a minor by a 47-year-old defendant in a case of sexual abuse.
As Filenews is aware, the Assize Court, after a hearing held behind closed doors, yesterday, sentenced the 47-year-old to various prison sentences with more than 5 years.
Furthermore, according to the same information, the Court issued a decree prohibiting the accused, for the next ten years, from offering services to children, from frequenting places with children and from staying in areas adjacent to playgrounds.
The 47-year-old defendant was found guilty of 3 counts of child sexual abuse and one count of sexual harassment in violation of Article 7 of the Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, following a court hearing.
According to the shocking facts of the case, the 47-year-old defendant engaged in sexual acts with the then 17-year-old minor, forcibly forcing her to carry out various heinous acts.
The fact that the victim was 17 years old does not justify the serious and punishable behaviour of the accused nor does it diminish the seriousness of the offences he faces, the Assize Court points out, inter alia, in its judgment.
The offences in question were committed during 2022 with the victim reporting the nightmares she experienced to the Police. The accused was arrested and brought to a direct trial before the Limassol Assize Court.
