Police investigations in Nicosia are in full swing regarding a case of premeditated murder and attempted murder, in which two women of Asian descent were the victims.
According to the police, at around 11:30 p.m. yesterday, a report was received about an injured woman who was found at the intersection of Digenis Akritas and Larnakas 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.
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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.
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Preliminary findings indicate that the deceased was 44 years old and originally from Vietnam.
The scene remains under police guard while further investigations are conducted to determine the circumstances under which the crimes were committed.
