The Famagusta District Court today issued an eight-day detention order against a 36-year-old man, to facilitate Police investigations into a case involving the dismemberment of a kangaroo, a violation of the Animal Protection and Welfare Law, and illegal stay in the Republic.
A statement from the Police Communications Branch states that on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 7, "the Police received information that in the parking lot of an apartment building, in an area of Famagusta, two people were allegedly cutting up an animal using knives."
Members of the Deryneia Police Station immediately went to the scene. “One of the two individuals fled, while the second, a 36-year-old man, remained at the scene. During the on-site investigation, plastic bags containing a chopped animal, an axe and five knives were found,” it is reported.
The suspect, when questioned, stated "that the animal was a kangaroo and that he had received it from another person in the Paralimni area. According to an officer of the Veterinary Services, it is a dismembered adult kangaroo, which was received by the competent Services for further examinations."
The 36-year-old was transferred to the Deryneia Police Station, "where it was determined that he was residing in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus illegally, since his request for asylum had been rejected in 2022" and was arrested pursuant to a court warrant.
The Deryneia Police Station continues the examinations.
Source: KYPE
