He was examined by a government doctor, who "gave the green light" judging him to be in good health and as a result, the 39-year-old man arrested for the three fires yesterday in Limassol district was brought before a Court, which ordered his detention for three days.
As reported in a previous Cyprus Times article, the authorities are investigating the possibility that the 39-year-old Greek Cypriot, apart from yesterday's three fires for which he confessed to being responsible, may be responsible for other fires that broke out in the Limassol district this year or even last summer.
As reported in a previous Cyprus Times article, on three occasions yesterday, he lit fires, mobilising the Fire Service in less than two hours.
Specifically, according to police, at 7 and 36 on Tuesday morning, the fire brigade received information about a fire in the village of Alassa, specifically on the road to the village of Lofou. Firefighting forces rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire, which caught up and burned 50 square meters of wild vegetation, bushes and dry grass.
A few minutes later and specifically at 7 and 52, information was received about another fire on the Alassa road near the village of Lofou. It was brought under control after burning 1 decimeter of wild vegetation.
On 9 and 14 of the same day, another tip-off sent firefighting forces to the C' Industrial Ipsona road towards Vati. The fire was extinguished after it burned 2 hectares of wild vegetation, bushes and dry grasses, and damaged an AHK pole.
He said he saw dry grasses
A testimony was obtained against him, he was taken to the police and confessed. He initially admitted that he was responsible for one fire and subsequently for the other two, and three lighters were found in his car and taken as evidence. During his confession he said that he did not smoke and that it was with the use of these three lighters that he started the fires, stating that he had seen some dry grass and wanted to burn it. At that time, he said, he was going to his country house located in Lofu, accompanied by his brother, saw the grasses, got down and set the fires.
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