At around 8 a.m. yesterday, a report was filed with the police stating that while members of the Game Warden Service, along with three other individuals aged 31, 32, and 32, were in a designated hunting area in the Famagusta district around 7 a.m., under circumstances that are under investigation, the two 32-year-olds were injured by pellets from a hunting firearm. According to the investigation, the shots appear to have been fired by a 35-year-old hunter.
The two 32-year-olds were taken to Famagusta General Hospital, where it was determined that the first had a graze wound to the head and the second had a superficial wound to the right shoulder.
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Members of the Famagusta Traffic Police and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) under the Police Headquarters, conducted an examination of the scene and collected evidence.
As part of the investigation into the case, a court arrest warrant was issued against the 35-year-old. He was arrested by members of the Famagusta Criminal Investigation Department shortly before 8:00 p.m. last night and taken into custody for police questioning.
The Famagusta CID is investigating the case.
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