The police arrested four individuals as part of an investigation into a robbery committed against a 26-year-old man last night in Germasogeia.
According to the evidence under investigation, at around 8:25 p.m. last night, in Germasogeia, while a 26-year-old man was riding a motorcycle carrying a food delivery box bearing the logo of a specific company, a group of individuals blocked his path and attacked him with bats and stones. The assailants stole the 26-year-old’s motorcycle, wallet, and cell phone, as well as other personal belongings, and fled the scene.
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Police officers arrived at the scene to investigate. During the investigation, police officers noticed several individuals aggressively approaching a food delivery driver, who managed to escape on his motorcycle.
The suspects fled when they noticed the police officers, however, the officers managed to intercept four of the suspects and arrested them for crimes committed in the act. They are two 16-year-olds, one 17-year-old, and one 18-year-old.
A bank card was found in the possession of one of the 16-year-olds, for which he could not provide a satisfactory explanation, while a device for discharging harmful gas was found in the 18-year-old’s possession.
Evidence was obtained against the four suspects regarding the robbery committed against the 26-year-old. Arrest warrants were issued against them, on the basis of which they were arrested and taken into custody. The Limassol Criminal Investigation Department is investigating the case.
Meanwhile, the police are also investigating an assault that took place last night in the Mouttagiakas area against a 26-year-old food delivery driver.
Specifically, while the 26-year-old food delivery driver was riding a motorcycle to deliver a food order at around 9:40 p.m. last night in the Mouttagiakas area, a group of people attacked him.
Investigations are ongoing by the Limassol CID and the Germasogeia Police Station, with police looking into the possibility that the incidents are linked.
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