The condition of the 46-year-old woman who was injured early this morning in Limassol is described as critical. Her 55-year-old husband, a police officer by profession, shot her and then took his own life.

This family tragedy, we should note, occurred around 6:35 a.m. on Tuesday outside a school in Zakaki, specifically outside the Agios Spyridonas High School, while the two were in the 46-year-old woman’s car. 

The woman is currently being treated at Limassol General Hospital, where, according to the police, she underwent surgery. The scene was cordoned off immediately, with a large police presence conducting an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.

The car was found stopped on the road, next to the 55-year-old’s parked vehicle.

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As Limassol Police Director Stelios Aristidou stated at the scene, the 55-year-old had begun his shift around 6:07 a.m., loaded his service weapon, and then said he was going somewhere in his vehicle and would be back in five minutes.

“Around 6:35 this morning, the police received a report that a serious incident had occurred in a car outside a school. Officers arrived at the scene, along with an ambulance, and found that inside the vehicle there was a man showing no signs of life and a woman who was injured,” said Mr. Aristidou.

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According to the Limassol Police Chief, the incident occurred in the presence of bystanders, from whom statements will be taken, while statements will also be taken from the 55-year-old’s colleagues and other individuals in his circle of friends and family.

Speaking on the Alpha News program, the Assistant Police Director of Operations, Lefteris Kyriakou, said that the area where the incident occurred corresponds to the route the woman was taking to get to work.

In fact, when the woman was found injured, she was outside the vehicle, as witnesses reported that she had attempted to get out before being shot by the 55-year-old man.

When asked if the police officer had a history of violence or psychological problems, Mr. Kyriakou replied in the negative.

Authorities are currently examining and evaluating witness statements and information regarding the case in an effort to determine what led the 55-year-old to commit the crime and take his own life.

Meanwhile, a statement given to the media by a driver who was passing by the scene at the time has caused a stir. As he said, he saw the two people inside the vehicle shouting, and after he stopped, he saw a man in a police uniform holding the woman by the throat. When he asked the man to stop, the man told him to leave, as he said, while pointing a gun at him. Then, according to the witness, the man turned the gun on the woman and shot her, after which he shot himself.

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