Pafos Live 20 January 2025
According to information, the incident took place at a residence in Peyia where an argument between the spouses preceded.
Specifically, a Greek Cypriot man allegedly shot his wife with a shotgun at their home, who was taken by ambulance to Paphos General Hospital, while her health condition is described as serious.
The gunshot was noticed by a neighbour who, as soon as he came to the scene, the alleged suspect asked him to move away so as not to "play him" in his expression.
Members of the Pegeia police station went to the scene and are conducting examinations, while the victim's husband has already been arrested after remaining at the scene. Examinations are ongoing.
Update - The 46-year-old woman who was injured yesterday afternoon by her husband is in a critical but stable condition in the intensive care unit of Nicosia General Hospital.
The 46-year-old has undergone surgery and is being treated in the hospital's ICU. Her husband who shot her has been arrested and is expected to be brought before the Paphos court for a detention order.
A confrontation the couple had over their handling of a personal affair almost led to irreparable tragedy.
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A new incident of violence occurred in the Central Prison on Sunday night, with a foreign prisoner as the victim.
According to information, the foreigner was attacked by a group of fellow detainees and was taken in critical condition to Nicosia General Hospital.
The guards located the injured prisoner and mobilized immediately, transporting him by ambulance to the hospital for medical treatment.
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The 32-year-old defendant in the case of the large quantity of drugs, which was detected after a coordinated operation by the YKAN Headquarters, in November 2024 in a parking lot of a beach hotel in Limassol, rejected the request to be released with conditions and specifically on bail of €300,000 with a creditworthy guarantor.
The Permanent Assize Court of Limassol, in its decision today, rejected the request of the defense lawyer of the 32-year-old defendant to be released with restrictive conditions. The request to the Court was made last Friday with the defendant's lawyer recommending that his client be released under restrictive conditions and specifically that she report 3 times a day to a Police Station, deposit bail with a creditworthy guarantor of €300,000, hand over her travel documents and be prohibited from leaving ports and barricades. while her details should be placed in the list of persons whose exit from Cyprus is prohibited.
The Assize Court, in its decision today, rejected the request, stressing that, despite the personal circumstances of the 32-year-old and the fact that she maintains a bank account, they are not such as to override ensuring her presence at the trial. The ruling also noted that the risk of absconding is visible, while the 32-year-old faces serious offences and there is a possibility of conviction.
The next trial was set for a response to the multi-page indictment facing the 3 defendants in late February.
The Court ordered that all 3 defendants remain under trial in the Central Prison until the next hearing.
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Police arrested a 21-year-old man on Sunday, as part of an investigation into a robbery case committed last Wednesday in Limassol involving a 24-year-old man who was a food delivery man. He is the fourth person arrested as part of the investigation.
The 21-year-old was arrested by members of the ICF of Limassol pursuant to a court warrant issued on the basis of evidence obtained during the investigation of the case. He was arrested at the ICF Limassol offices, where he presented himself at around 9.00 pm on Sunday.
This was preceded by the publication of his photo and details by the Police on Saturday, January 18, as part of the investigations that were being carried out to locate him. After locating him, further publication of his photo and personal information is unnecessary.
Three other people, aged 15, 16 and 17, were arrested in connection with the case on Saturday and earlier Sunday morning. The three were placed in eight-day detention, based on a court order issued on Sunday by the Limassol District Court, at the request of the Police, for the purpose of investigating the case.
It is recalled that according to the data under investigation, on Wednesday, January 15, around 00.10am, a 24-year-old delivery man went to an area in Limassol to deliver food. After parking his motorcycle, he was approached by three people, who had their faces covered with a hood. One of the suspects, after pointing a metal object at the 24-year-old, hit him with his hand on the back and fled.
At the same time, the two other two suspects demanded that the 24-year-old hand over his wallet and two mobile phones, and after the 24-year-old did so, the suspects fled.
Then two other people, who also had their faces covered, stole the 24-year-old's motorcycle.
At around 3.00am, the 24-year-old filed a complaint with the Police and specifically with the ICF of Limassol. He said he did not suffer any injuries from the attack.
The case is being investigated by the ICF of Limassol.
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Members of the Police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with an ongoing case of shop burglary in Paphos.
Police found a number of jewellery and other property stolen from the store in the possession of the 23-year-old.
This is specifically a case of burglary of a souvenir shop, committed around 5.00 am on Saturday. Among other things, various jewellery, such as silver rings and silver chains, were stolen from the store.
During the investigation of the case by the Paphos ICF, evidence emerged against the 23-year-old. He was found by members of the ICF of Pafos, around 2.00 pm on Saturday, at his residence, where the ICF members subsequently conducted a search. During the investigation, the 23-year-old handed police a bag containing, among other things, 34 rings and eight chains, which he said were property he stole during the break-in of the souvenir shop.
The 23-year-old was arrested for the offence of illegal possession of property, while later in the afternoon yesterday, he was also arrested on a court warrant. On Sunday morning, the 23-year-old was brought before the Pafos District Court, which approved a relevant request by the Police and issued a five-day detention order for the purpose of investigating the case.
The case is being investigated by the ICF of Pafos.
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Members of the Aliens and Immigration Service (YAM) arrested 45 persons residing illegally in the territory of the Republic on Sunday.
In a statement, the Police said that members of the Aliens and Immigration Service carried out a nationwide coordinated operation in the morning, in the context of identifying and arresting persons residing illegally in the territory of the Republic.
During the operation, 45 persons were identified and arrested for the offence of illegal stay in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus.
For the above persons, the procedures for their repatriation have begun, while another 16 persons were repatriated today to their countries of origin.
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The 30-year-old dog owner, who had been arrested for facilitating investigations in relation to an animal abuse case under investigation in Peyia, was released without charge, while police investigations into the case are ongoing.
According to the Police, on Saturday the Pafos District Court issued a one-day detention order against the 30-year-old, who had been arrested by the Animal Police on Friday night in connection with the detection of a dog in a trash bin in Peyia.
On Sunday at 13:00, when his detention order was completed, he was released without charge while the examinations in the case continue.
Nikoleta Tyrimou, spokeswoman for the Crime Prevention Office of the Headquarters, which includes the Police for Animals, said that the dog was accidentally spotted by a woman in a garbage bin in Peyia, who then proceeded with the complaint.
The animal is being treated at a veterinary clinic and is in poor condition, she added.
As she said, further examinations revealed reasonable suspicion against the owner of the dog and for this reason an arrest warrant was issued, resulting in his arrest and then his one-day detention.
Police examinations are ongoing.
Update - Cyprus Mail - A 30-year-old dog owner, arrested in connection with an animal cruelty case in Peyia, was released on Sunday afternoon without charges after a one-day detention order expired. Police investigations are ongoing, with new evidence pointing to another suspect.
Lieutenant Charis Charalambous provided details of the case, saying, “The dog was found in a rubbish bin in Peyia by a foreign woman. It was wrapped in a dog food bag and in poor condition. The woman took the dog to a veterinary clinic in Kissonerga and reported the incident to us.”
He added, “Through the dog’s microchip, we identified its owner and issued an arrest warrant for the 30-year-old.”
“However, during further investigation at the scene, we found empty dog food bags of the same brand used by a 60-year-old neighbour, who reportedly uses them for his own dogs.”
Commenting on the ongoing investigation, Charalambous said, “This new evidence has led us to issue a second arrest warrant for the 60-year-old neighbour, who will be questioned as part of our efforts to clarify the circumstances and hold those responsible accountable.”
The case continues to unfold, with authorities under pressure to address concerns over animal cruelty and ensure justice is served.
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A mobile canteen vehicle belonging to a 25-year-old man in Limassol caught fire at dawn. Tests revealed that this was a malicious act.
According to the Police, around 2:35 in the morning today, a fire broke out in a mobile canteen parked on Ilias Kannaourou Street, in Ypsonas.
The two women, aged 31 and 32, jointly face five offences: unlawful assembly, public insult, causing concern, disturbing the peace, failure to provide identification. One of the two, the 31-year-old, faces two additional offences involving assaulting a police officer and obstruction in the performance of his duties.
The public insult concerns the shouting of abusive slogans through a phone call repeated by the second woman.
The two women were transferred after the arrest, which took place at 2 pm, to the central police station of Nicosia, in Lycabettus, from where they were released around 7.30 pm. The same station is investigating the case.
The arrest of the 66-year-old was made shortly after the arrest of the two women and the man was taken to the ICF of Nicosia, from where he was released around 8 pm. The ICF Nicosia is investigating the case for the 66-year-old. The files of the two cases will be completed upon completion of the examinations and the procedure for their registration will be followed.
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Police have been investigating a complaint of sexual harassment of a secondary school student in Nicosia by one of her teachers since the middle of last week.
According to our information, the complaint was made last Wednesday by the student's mother.
The latter has already given a videotaped statement to competent police officials last Friday.
On the same day, according to our information, a letter was sent by the Office for the Handling of Family Violence and Child Abuse of the Police to the Ministry of Education in order to suspend the complainant.
This is in order to proceed with the police examinations without the risk of contamination of the Police's investigative work being visible.
A source, upon our question, clarified that this is a case of "sexual harassment" and not "abuse".
Besides, a competent source told us that the Ministry of Education has already activated the relevant mechanism. The Education Service Commission has been informed in order to suspend the teacher.
