Pafos Live 26 August 2025
Contractors and subcontractors of construction works complain that lately properties of thousands of euros, tools necessary for their work, change hands overnight. Thefts of building necessities, scaffolding, slabs and other objects are almost the order of the day.
The perpetrators remove them from storage areas, even from construction sites, and resell them at humiliating prices or transport them for recycling. Their benefit in choosing recycling is not great and they prefer to find buyers, even in other provinces.
The police have made arrests and brought some to justice, but the phenomenon continues to take on dimensions due to the high demand that exists due to the building development.
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Filenews
On Monday afternoon (25/08), a 64-year-old woman was attacked by four dogs at her workplace.
According to the Police, around 16:30, shortly before school, the female employee at a recycling unit in Agios Ioannis Malountas, went to open the cage of the four dogs so that they could enter a fenced area for guarding.
During the opening of the cage, under conditions that are being investigated, the dogs attacked and bit her.
The woman was transferred to the Nicosia General Hospital where she was found to have injuries to various parts of her body and underwent surgery.
According to the attending physicians, her health condition is considered out of danger.
The case is being investigated by the Klirou police station.
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As part of the investigation of a robbery case, which was committed on August 6, 2025 at a kiosk in the Klirou area, the Police proceeded to arrest three persons.
These are young people aged 19, 18 and 15, who were arrested yesterday on the basis of court warrants and detained.
The examinations are continuing by the Nicosia Crime Detection Department.
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As part of an investigation into a burglary and theft case, committed on December 9, 2024, in the Larnaca district, the Police yesterday arrested a person.
He is a 38-year-old man, who was arrested on the basis of a court warrant and taken into custody.
Today he is expected to be brought before the Larnaca District Court, for the issuance of a decree for his detention.
The examinations continue at the Aradippou Police Station.
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The 23-year-old from Bulgaria is hospitalized at Athalassa Hospital, who, on the evening of August 16, allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old Greek Cypriot in a restaurant in Paralimni that belongs to his father.
The 23-year-old, after the issuance of an eight-day detention decree on August 17, was examined by a psychiatrist and was deemed to need temporary hospitalization at the Athalassa Hospital. According to information from Filenews from police sources, the attending physicians decided that he was not able to attend the court proceedings and so a new decree was issued for his compulsory hospitalization for a period of two months. It is noted that today the decree of the young man's detention expires. Now and depending on the course of his health, the further handling of the case will be decided.
It is recalled that the 23-year-old, who resides permanently in the area, employed the Police for thefts and burglaries and had been released on August 12, four days before the murder attempt.
The attempted murder was committed in front of the eyes of patrons of the restaurant at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, August 16.The examinations of the Famagusta TAE showed that the 23-year-old had previously gone to the restaurant in order to ask for money from a friend of his sister who works in the area. The 18-year-old asked him to leave the place and after a short time he returned and allegedly stabbed him. The 18-year-old has a kidney injury and his health condition is out of danger.
The suspect was spotted half an hour later walking around in his underwear in an area in Paralimni. Initially, he was arrested for the flagrant offenses of causing concern, public nuisance and disturbing the peace, since when he was approached by police officers he started shouting. He was subsequently linked to the attempted murder and was arrested for this offense as well.
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The 49-year-old man who was arrested outside the kiosk and was in possession of a pistol was detained for a period of four days.
This was following a decree issued by the Nicosia District Court following a relevant request by the Cyprus Police.
We remind you that the 49-year-old man was arrested late last night when the Police were notified of an incident (around 23:00) that took place outside a kiosk in Palouriotissa.
Members of the Police went there and found the 49-year-old in his car. After a search of the vehicle in question, they found a pistol under the driver's seat.
In addition, a bullet was found lying down on the ground, outside the kiosk. The suspect admitted that it is his. The testimony evaluated by the Police shows that the 49-year-old used the pistol to threaten other persons.
The offences being investigated in relation to the case are those of possession of a firearm and explosives, possession of a weapon to incite terror and threats.
A source of Filenews said that the initial examinations showed that it was an air pistol and that he used it in a dispute with other persons.
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Turkey was looking for a Turkish citizen, of Kurdish origin, who had resided for a number of years in the occupied territories and was finally located at the Red Notice base, which was transferred to Interpol, in a barricade by police officers of the Republic.
The Kurd was detained until August 22 when the case was set after the Turkish authorities were notified of his arrest, but no document from the occupying country was sent to the Cypriot authorities – since he does not recognize the Republic of Cyprus – and so he was released.
Information from "F" states that despite Turkey's notification of the arrest of the wanted person, he did not respond to it and the Court ordered his release. The authorities of the Republic began procedures for the issuance of an arrest and deportation warrant, because he was here illegally, but he submitted a request for political asylum. The examination is pending and no further actions will be taken before a conclusion is reached.
As stated in a recent decision of the Court of Appeal, it is attributed to him that he transferred money to a terrorist organization – as the PKK/CCP is called by Turkey – while allegedly taking part in financial transactions by providing support to the organization, according to orders from his superiors. He was arrested on 26.07.2025 at the Deryneia barricade, coming from the free areas. During the inspection, it was found that a Red Notice was pending against him.
According to his lawyer Laris Vrahimis, he has never committed the crimes that are attributed to him, he has lived for 24 years in the occupied areas, he has never been arrested, he works as a builder and he has two minor children.
At the time, he had supported a request not to be detained since there is no risk of escape, because he knows that if he goes to Turkey he will be tried. However, the Court had ordered his detention until August 22. In view of not sending evidence justifying his extradition to Turkey, he was released. The intention of the authorities now is that if his request for political asylum is rejected, he will be deported.
In the meantime, as far as the other Kurdish Kenan Ayaz is concerned, everything is ready and the notification from Germany is expected to be sent to Cyprus where he will serve the remainder of his sentence.
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Scenes of chaos unfolded on Friday, August 22, at the First Aid Department of the Nicosia General Hospital, when an out-of-control patient kicked and injured a female police officer.
Specifically, a 32-year-old foreigner was found injured in the head, around 18:20 in the afternoon on Archbishop Leontiou Street. An ambulance rushed to the scene which, accompanied by police officers, transported him to the First Aid Department of the Nicosia General Hospital.
According to the police, the injured man, while he was in the car, started shouting, while he kicked a female police officer, injuring her right eye.
In fact, he allegedly attempted to attack another patient who was at the scene, while a second policeman, with the use of spray, managed to immobilize him and arrest him for the flagrant offenses of assault against a police officer, resistance against legal arrest and illegal stay on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus.
The injured police officer received first aid on the spot and was found to have mild swelling and abrasions below the right eye.
It is noted that one day after the incident, the 32-year-old appeared before the Nicosia District Court which issued a detention order for him for three days, while after police examinations, it emerged that the foreigner was illegally residing in Cyprus.
