A 26-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a shoot out at a 38-year-old man’s home in Paphos that killed his dog.
Officers also arrested two men aged 42 and 28 for a separate incident in which they are suspected of beating up the same 38-year-old.
According to Paphos CID chief Michalis Nicolaou, on New Year’s Eve, the 38-year-old reported to officers that on December 10, at around 3pm, he heard shooting and saw eight windows in his village home were broken.
His dog was also dead as a result of an injury that came from a bullet.
When he looked out of the window, he saw a suspicious car with two men that he knew, aged 26 and 29, whom he reported as suspects.
On December 29, at 7:20pm he was walking in the Kissonerga area at a kiosk, where two cars stopped. Four people got out of the vehicles, two of whom are aged 42, and two aged 28 and 22.
The 38-year-old said they sprayed something in his face and consequently beat him up, also damaging his car. He told officers he knew them.
Police does not believe the four people are involved with the first incident that led to the dog’s death.
According to Nicolaou, police also believe the incidents are linked to two arson attacks which took place in the Peyia area recently.
He added the 42-year-old and 28-year-old involved in the second incident were arrested while the 26-year-old seen at the scene of the shooting was also arrested.
Investigations continue.
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