The Paphos District Court issued an 8-day detention order against a 74-year-old man for acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, wounding and stabbing a 34-year-old man to facilitate interrogations.
In a statement, Kyriakos Charalambous Assistant Head of Paphos CID said that Paphos CID is investigating a case concerning the offences of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, injury and stabbing.
From the examinations of the Paphos CID investigators it was established, he said, that yesterday, at around 0.30 in the evening, a 73-year-old man attacked and injured a 34-year-old man with a knife on various parts of his body.
The 34-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Paphos General Hospital where he underwent surgery and was kept for hospitalisation. His condition is considered critical but stable. According to the doctor on duty he sustained two wounds to the chest and two to the back and one to the left thigh.
The 74-year-old was also taken to Paphos General Hospital and was found to have a fracture wound to the left eyebrow, a haematoma on the inner surface of the thigh and a knee abrasion. After receiving first aid he was discharged, arrested by a magistrate and taken before the Paphos District Court which issued an 8-day detention order against him.
Under interrogation the 74-year-old confessed that he attacked the 34-year-old with a knife but did not say why. He also pointed out that they did not know each other.
Paphos CID is investigating the case.
Source:CNA
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