A heated argument broke out; he stepped in to protect his mother and fatally wounded the victim with a knife. This is what the 20-year-old stated in his testimony to investigators, admitting to committing the crime.
The murder of the 51-year-old British man, a permanent resident of Pegeia, appears to have been committed yesterday afternoon at the home where he lived with his 42-year-old partner and her 20-year-old son. Both individuals were arrested and brought before a court this morning, which ordered their detention for 8 days.
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According to their statements, the victim frequently exhibited aggressive behavior due to cocaine use. During the fatal incident, he allegedly threatened the 42-year-old woman with a knife because he believed she was having an affair with another man, prompting her son to intervene and injure him on the right side of his body.
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“While the victim was already injured, he was placed in the passenger seat of his car, and someone drove the car about one kilometer from the residence, where they parked it in an adjacent field.”
Michalis Nikolaou – Assistant Police Director of Operations, Paphos
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As reported in court, the driver of the vehicle appears to have been a 35-year-old female friend of the 20-year-old, who was arrested this afternoon. Investigators are looking into whether she panicked and abandoned the vehicle at the location where it was found.
“It appears that a woman called the ambulance service from there. The person who made the call is reportedly being sought.”
Michalis Nikolaou
After being transported to the hospital, the victim succumbed to his injuries shortly before 8:00 p.m.
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Investigation
Authorities are investigating a case of premeditated murder. As part of the ongoing investigation, bloodstains were found in the home, which the 42-year-old allegedly attempted to clean up, while the 20-year-old stated that he disposed of the murder weapon in the Akamas area.
The autopsy determined the cause of death of the 51-year-old to be was hemorrhagic shock due to massive internal bleeding from an aortic injury caused by a sharp, piercing weapon.
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