Pafos Live 15 September 2024
A 34-year-old man was arrested today by members of the Police in connection with an investigation into an attempted arson of a car, committed last June, in Nicosia. The 34-year-old suspect was taken into custody, with the Nicosia ICF investigating.
According to the data under investigation, on June 22, at around 11.20 pm, a fire broke out in dry grass, at a point where a car was parked, in the area of Kaimakli, in Nicosia. The fire was extinguished by residents before it spread to the car, while members of the Police and Fire Brigade rushed to the scene for examinations.
The fire, as found by the examinations carried out at the scene, had been maliciously set by the use of flammable material on the dry grass located around the parked car, while the car had also been doused with flammable material. The car was stolen on 3 April, from an area in Larnaca.
Subsequent police examinations revealed evidence against the 34-year-old suspect. A judicial arrest warrant was issued against him on Friday, under which he was arrested shortly after 11.30 pm on Saturday and taken into custody for the purpose of investigating the case.
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The case of sexual harassment of a 17-year-old with mental retardation in the occupied areas is shocking, while her Greek Cypriot adoptive mother is alleged to be an accomplice. According to the Turkish Cypriot press, investigations into the case are ongoing.
Yesterday the suspects appeared again in court, while at the hearing it was heard that a report from the Hospital for Mental and Nervous Affairs on the 17-year-old girl was awaited.
The officer said the suspect raped the 17-year-old girl multiple times during the year, while the 17-year-old's stepmother allegedly helped abuse her.
The incident was reported on August 28. The two suspects were arrested while under questioning the man admitted to committing the offences.
The suspects were brought before the court twice and are in 7-day detention until the next hearing.
