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The second victim of a stabbing following a fight in Limassol succumbed to his wounds in hospital on Friday, police announced.
According to the statement, the man, 51-year-old Michalis Michael, died in hospital around midnight after doctors’ efforts to save his life through multiple surgeries failed.
Another man, 44-year-old father of two, Marios Onisiforou, was also fatally stabbed and succumbed to his wounds a few minutes after being taken to hospital in the early hours on Thursday.
According to police, information gleaned from testimonies revealed the victims were defending a third man, aged 43, with whom they had gone out to a pub in Ypsonas the night before.
Around 2am, two men with whom the 43-year-old had differences in business dealings, possibly illegal, drew him out of the premises and in a fight that ensued attacked him with knives.
The now deceased men, in an effort to defend their 43-year-old friend, received the brunt of the attack, while he managed to escape with a minor injury to his hand.
Police arrested the two suspects, aged 49 and 54, who were remanded in custody of eight days as of Thursday.
Investigations are ongoing to determine to what degree the crimes were premediated.
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