Pafos Press 3 December 2024
A 24-year-old man was arrested on Monday afternoon at Paphos airport, after an incident with a police officer.
According to the press representative of the Paphos Police Directorate, Assistant Police Director of Operations Michalis Nikolaou, the incident unfolded around 14:20 outside the departures and arrivals hall of the airport.
The 24-year-old had allegedly parked his vehicle at a point that was obstructing smooth traffic. An officer on the scene asked him to move his vehicle, with the driver complying and parking in a different spot.
When the 24-year-old returned, according to police, he abused the officer. The officer attempted to arrest him, but the suspect fought back by physically resisting and pushing the officer.
In order to immobilize him, the assistance of other people was needed, in order to put handcuffs on him. Police are investigating the case, with the suspect facing charges including causing a disturbance, insulting a police officer and resisting lawful arrest.
The case is expected to be brought before the courts.
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The Police proceeded to arrest two people for a case of burglary and theft of tools from a company that maintains a construction site in the area of Petra tou Romiou.
The incident took place on October 22, when, according to the company's complaint, unknown persons broke into its premises and removed various construction tools.
Based on information provided by the Police, a search was conducted at the home of a 41-year-old man in the community of Pissouri. The suspect, who was already in custody by the Limassol Police for other cases, was re-arrested on a warrant for the theft case. During questioning, the 41-year-old claimed that he had bought the stolen tools for the sum of €800 from a 24-year-old.
Subsequently, the Police proceeded to arrest the 24-year-old, who is being interrogated in relation to the case. The investigation continues by the Pafos Crime Investigation Department, with the aim of fully clarifying the case and documenting the accusations.
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Differences between two groups of Syrians appear to be behind the quadruple murder attempt committed at dawn yesterday in Nicosia.
Four people, including a minor, were taken to hospital with serious injuries from crowbars and knives. According to the data so far, five persons, all from Syria, came from Limassol armed with clubs, knives and axes and broke into a house in Strovolos where six people lived, all from Syria.
The attack injured four of the occupants, while the attackers fled. The four injured, aged 17, 21, 24 and 44, were taken to Nicosia General Hospital, where they were detained for treatment. The injured have injuries in various parts of their bodies and according to the attending doctors their health condition is considered serious but out of danger.
The ICF of Nicosia is investigating a case of attempted murder and already the injured and the other two residents have been called to give statements about the bloody incident and the differences behind it.
CCTV footage is also being taken to show how the five Syrians came and went from Nicosia. Various pieces of evidence found at the scene are also being examined in order to identify the perpetrators through scientific testimony.
Members of the Police visited the scene, where they conducted examinations and collected evidence. The ICF Nicosia continues the examinations and developments are not excluded.
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A 22-year-old man who was found guilty after a hearing before the Limassol Criminal Court on charges of sexual abuse of a child, sexual exploitation of a 15-year-old, kidnapping and use of cocaine will remain in the cell for two and a half years.
The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal against his conviction, in which he argued that the 15-year-old's testimony was wrongly accepted and that his friend's testimony had been ignored. In fact, when the father was looking for his daughter, the accused offered to help with the investigations, while the young woman was with him.
According to the judgment, the Criminal Court, after finding the complainant's testimony credible and rejecting the defendant's version in its entirety, reached findings, a summary of which is set out below.
The defendant was then aged 20 and the complainant was 15 years old, they were chatting through messages and the accused liked the complainant. Her parents are separated and at the material time she was living with her grandmother because her sister had been diagnosed with coronavirus. Before the incident in question, the defendant and the complainant had met once more and the defendant had kissed her.
Her father, when he discovered the affair, contacted the defendant by phone and told him to stop seeing his daughter because of the age difference, telling him that otherwise he would report him to the police. On 16.2.2022 at about 00:30, the complainant left the balcony door of her grandmother's house without informing anyone, in order to meet with the accused.
They met at a specific point from where the defendant picked her up in the car, in which R.M. was also a passenger. All together they went to Pelendri where the accused used cocaine in the presence of the minor. In the morning hours, after the defendant had left R.M. at his home, they went with the complainant to his own house. There, in her presence, he used cocaine again. Because he was unable to take her home, they went to his room where he slept.
When the defendant woke up at noon, he took the complainant to her grandmother's house but, because the balcony door was locked, they returned to his house. There, the 22-year-old told the complainant about love and that he loved her and pressured her into lewd acts. He also made various gestures.
The complainant's parents started looking for her after they were notified of her absence from school, and the police were notified. The defendant and R.M. claimed not to know where the complainant was, and even offered to help her parents find her. Eventually, the complainant was spotted by her aunt walking around the Diocese around 8 p.m.
The Court of Appeal rejected both grounds of appeal, finding that the minor's testimony was properly evaluated and did not require corroborating testimony, and taking testimony from his friend would not change anything. The Court of Appeal also rejected the appeal of the Legal Service, which sought an increase in the sentence.
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Three persons, aged 24 from Poland, have pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, restlessness and malicious damage, offences that occurred on the morning of Saturday 30 November in Larnaca.
According to the Police, today the three persons were brought before the Larnaca District Court, where they pleaded guilty to the charges they faced.
The Court imposed a fine of €650 each and €550 in total for all three as compensation for the damage they caused to a taxi, the driver of which refused to take them to the hotel where they were staying when he realised they were drunk.
It is recalled that a taxi driver reported to the police that around 7.00 am on Saturday, three youths asked to take them to the hotel where they were staying in Larnaca, but when he found out that they were drunk, he refused, and they caused damage to the car.
Members of the Larnaca Police went to the scene where they located the three youths, whom they arrested under court warrants.
The youths were brought before the Larnaca District Court Three persons, aged 24 from Poland, have pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, restlessness and malicious damage, offences that occurred on the morning of Saturday 30 November in Larnaca.
According to the Police, today the three persons were brought before the Larnaca District Court, where they pleaded guilty to the charges they faced.
The Court imposed a fine of €650 each and €550 in total for all three as compensation for the damage they caused to a taxi, the driver of which refused to take them to the hotel where they were staying when he realised they were drunk.
It is recalled that a taxi driver reported to the police that around 7.00 am on Saturday, three youths asked to take them to the hotel where they were staying in Larnaca, but when he found out that they were drunk, he refused, causing damage to the car.
Members of the Larnaca Police went to the scene where they located the three youths, whom they arrested under court warrants.
The youths were brought yesterday before the Larnaca District Court, Sunday, December 1st, which issued a detention order against them for one day.
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He paid dearly for the indecent acts committed by an exhibitionist last summer in Ayia Napa, where on three occasions he displayed his genitals to tourists. The justification in court was the "hormonal disorders" that the defendant had, an excuse that was not accepted.
The Court of Appeal overturned his sentence from five months in prison and increased it to nine months for the indecent assault charge, and from two months to four months for the indecent act charges.
In the first case, on 30.7.2024 at about 09:00 it was reported at the Ayia Napa Police Station by the complaining A.H. from Slovakia that on the same day at about 06:20 while walking on Kryou Nero Street in Ayia Napa and passing next to an unknown woman, he attacked her. Specifically, while the man was standing on the side of the road, he grabbed her by the shoulder with one hand and with the other pulled down his pants proceeding to an obscene act. The complainant pushed him and he immediately fled.
On 7.8.2024 at about 09:30 it was reported at the Ayia Napa Police Station by B.R. and B.F. that on the same day at about 07:30 while walking on Kryou Nero Avenue in Ayia Napa, a saloon vehicle with only the driver was on board stopped near them. The driver opened the car door and got out, at which point the complainants saw that he had his pants down and was performing an obscene act. The complainants left the place.
On 11.8.2024 at 08:15 it was reported at the Ayia Napa Police Station by I.C.F. and M.S., both from Norway, that on the same day at about 06:07, while they were returning to a hotel on 1st April Street in Ayia Napa, a saloon car approached them. The driver, who was found to be the respondent, exited the vehicle and performed an indecent act. He then attacked one tourist with his other hand, grabbing and pulling her by the bikini top, showing her breasts. M.S. then pushed the respondent with her hands and he got into his vehicle and fled.
According to the Court of Appeal, the respondent's actions caused all the complainants justified inconvenience. They are acts that are an offence against morals. Nor can it be considered a mitigating factor to suggest that the respondent's conduct was due to 'hormonal disturbances' which 'mitigated his self-control and inhibitions'. In a civilised society this cannot be an excuse. In those circumstances, the imposition of a prison sentence on the respondent was inevitable.
Eventually the Court increased his sentence from five months in prison to nine.
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