Strangers stabbed a 22-year-old and injured a peer.
A new brutal murder shocks the tourist Ayia Napa with perpetrators of two young, unknown elements, and victims of two 22-year-old Britons, one of whom is dead and the other injured.
Almost two months after the massacre in restaurants, another brutal murder, which took place yesterday at dawn, shocks the tourist Ayia Napa. A British man, 22 years old, is dead this time, and a peer, also a British man, is injured.
The two perpetrators - who are unknown so far and were holding knives - remain missing, despite police investigations. The dead man was hit with a knife in the carotid artery, while the injured man suffered four back injuries.
The savage murder
In his statements, the Assistant Police Director of Famagusta, George Oikonomou stated that "around 03:20 (yesterday) at dawn, two foreigners working in Cyprus and were pedestrians on Grigori Afxentiou Street in Ayia Napa were attacked by two people, who were fighting . "Previously, they had a fight with one of the two perpetrators."
Mr. Economou added that "one of the foreigners received four knives in the back, while the victim received a knife in the neck, which was fatal. The two people were taken to a polyclinic in the area, where the death of one was confirmed ".
They evaluate the cameras
After the incident, "the perpetrators fled and the Police is trying to locate the perpetrators through the closed surveillance circuits, which are installed in the area. "From the first moment, the Police have started investigations and examinations are being carried out in the area to locate a witness", which will help in the investigation of the case.
Answering questions, Mr. Economou said that "the two victims are 22 years old, British and worked in Cyprus. "From the testimonies provided by the Police, the two people who attacked the British are also foreigners, but so far we do not know their nationality."
Description of the perpetrator
He also explained that "according to the testimony we have obtained, one of the perpetrators was black, short in stature, a little chubby with very short black hair." He also noted that "as Police we consider the incident as an individual and we do not believe it was an incident that had any organization, but due to the previous quarrel the incident followed".
To another question, he answered that "Grigori Afxentiou Street is a street that is adjacent to the central square of Ayia Napa and at the time of the incident there was a lot of traffic, ie pedestrians who were moving in the area and having fun, and generally there was a lot of traffic in the place where the murder took place ".
He also stated that, according to a testimony in the hands of the Police from the injured person, he does not know if there was anything between the victim and an perpetrator that led to a fight between them that took place on the street. The quarrel was nothing more than pushing, he added.
Alcohol will be tested
Asked whether the victim and the injured had consumed a large amount of alcohol, the Assistant Police Director of Famagusta replied that "the injured has not told us anything like that, nor does he seem to be drunk. The samples that will be taken from the victim during the legal autopsy that will be performed tomorrow morning, at the Larnaca General Hospital, will show whether he had consumed alcohol ".
Mr. Oikonomou also stated that "after planning by the Police Headquarters, due to the summer season, the policing of the area of free Famagusta is increased. "Every night in the area there are patrols from the Police Headquarters, the Traffic Department of the Headquarters and the MMAD, which help to police the area".
Source: SigmaLive