The Nicosia Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is investigating a case of premeditated murder and attempted murder, in which the victims were two women of Asian descent.
Specifically, at around 11:30 p.m. yesterday, the police received a report of an injured woman who was found at the intersection of Digenis Akritas and Larnaca Avenues in Nicosia.
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Police officers immediately arrived at the scene and found a woman of Asian descent with injuries to her neck and back. The injured woman was transported by ambulance to Nicosia General Hospital, where she underwent surgery and remains in critical condition.
During an investigation of the area, bloodstains were found outside an apartment building, leading to a specific apartment. Upon entering the apartment, police officers found a woman lying unconscious on the floor, with injuries to her neck and head.
Medical examiners Angeliki Papetta and Orthodoxos Orthodoxou arrived at the scene to perform an autopsy and certified her death.
Preliminary examinations indicate that the deceased was 44 years old and originally from Vietnam.
The scene remains under police guard while further police investigations are conducted to determine the circumstances under which the crimes were committed.
The Nicosia CID is continuing its investigation.
