He denies involvement in the armed robbery that reportedly took place on Tuesday morning, the 28-year-old who was arrested yesterday, with police continuing to investigate.
According to Paphos Police Department Press Officer and Head of the Paphos CID Michael Nicolaou, the 28-year-old denies any involvement with the case and told investigators that the vehicle involved in the armed robbery case was allegedly purchased according to the suspect's claims from an unknown person[/B].[/B]
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Mr. Nicolaou said that as part of the investigations, the closed circuit television at the scene of the crime, the route that followed the car from the point where it was stolen to the point where it was found in Aphrodite Hills , will be studied in order to ascertain beyond doubt , as he said, the whole history of the armed robbery.
Specifically, according to a statement from the Communication Branch of the Police Headquarters, and according to a complaint made by a 44-year-old man, around 2 am on Tuesday, after leaving his workplace in Paphos, he entered his vehicle which was parked in a nearby spot.
According to the 44-year-old, before starting his vehicle, an unknown man who was wearing a hood over his head and dark clothes, entered the complainant's car and at knife point told him to drive the vehicle. After moving a short distance, the perpetrator allegedly told the driver to stop and exit the vehicle.
Subsequently, the perpetrator sat in the driver's seat and fled in the complainant's vehicle. Inside the vehicle was the complainant's wallet which contained a small amount of money and credit cards as well as his mobile phone.
The 28-year-old man was arrested yesterday afternoon under a court warrant and taken into custody to facilitate investigations.
In a subsequent search at his home in Paphos district, the key of the stolen vehicle and a cannabis plant about one meter high under cultivation were found and taken as evidence... The Paphos CID is continuing the investigations.
Source: CNA
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