The perpetrators and the motives of the untold family tragedy in Agios Ioannis Pitsilias, where the couple Savvas and Kyriaki Sophocles, aged 74 and 78, respectively, were cold-bloodedly killed, are being sought by the Police, without any result so far. The victims were found murdered in a shack in their orchard. They were shot in the body and head with a pistol.
A black veil covers the brutal murder of the couple Savvas and Kyriakis Sophocles 74 and 78 years old respectively that happened in their orchard in Agios Ioannis Pitsilias. The couple, as every day, had gone to their orchard located on the road that connects their village with Agios Theodoros at 5 on Wednesday afternoon and since then they have not shown signs of life. They parked their truck on the side of the road and took a path that leads to their field. The data and testimonies collected by the police show that, a little while later and before they had time to tidy up their field, the killer took them by surprise and mercilessly emptied the pistol he was holding.
According to the head of TAE Limassol, Ioannis Sotiriadis, the calyxes and bloodstains that were found and are evidence show that the man was shot and injured while he was in the field. He ran to escape to a shack but in this shelter he was to give up his last breath after the perpetrator followed him, shot him in the face and then turned the barrel of the pistol on the 78-year-old, killing her mercilessly. The couple's absence from the house and the streets of the village was felt yesterday. Around 9 in the evening, a fellow villager and friend of the couple, who was worried that something bad had happened, asked a friend to go to the orchard together to look for the couple. They were then found dead. Police were immediately called to the scene, which cordoned off the area and launched an investigation. In addition to the Assistant Police Director, the Chief and members of the TAE, medical examiners Nikolas Charalambous and Sophocles Sophocles also arrived at the scene to conduct an autopsy. The scene remained closed and in the morning dozens of police officers will lead them to the perpetrators. The six calyxes found on the scene, two east of the shack, two west and two inside, are important elements for the police. According to information, the unfortunate Sunday seems to have received four bullets and her husband two, however everything will be clarified in the necropsy that will be carried out tomorrow at the Nicosia Hospital. As for the motives of the perpetrator, they remain unknown with the police finding it difficult to find where to focus their investigations. This is because all the testimonies they hold state that the couple was peaceful, loved by their fellow villagers and had not created enmity or rivalry with anyone. The scenario that revolves in the minds of investigators as to what happened at the fateful hour and pushed the perpetrator to empty his pistol in both is that the couple saw some suspicious movements going down to their field or found something in the wrong place. to learn and so they shut their mouths with this heinous crime.Source: SigmaLive