Two persons, aged 26 and 28, were taken into custody[/B] on Wednesday in connection with an investigated case of theft and arson of a vehicle[/B] in the village of Episkopi.
According to the Police Headquarters Communications Branch Office and the evidence under investigation, on October 11, 2022, following a tip-off, members of the Paphos Police located a car destroyed by fire in a field in the village of Episkopi, Paphos district.
Examinations carried out revealed that the owner of the vehicle was a 34-year-old woman. It was also established that the fire in the vehicle had been set maliciously.
According to the owner of the vehicle, it had been stolen on the evening of Sunday 9 October from a tyre workshop and then allegedly taken to a deserted area in Episkopi and subsequently set on fire.
In the context of the investigation of the case, testimony had been obtained against two persons a 26-year-old and a 27-year-old. The 27-year-old was arrested on October 12, 2022 on a court warrant and the 26-year-old on the morning of October 13. However, the two persons were subsequently released on completion of investigations.
However, the 34-year-old owner of the vehicle saw and identified in a car of a 28-year-old woman several parts which according to her were allegedly removed from her vehicle and before the fire was set in it.
The vehicle where the parts were found was parked in an area in Paphos and was subsequently taken by the police for examination purposes.
A court warrant was issued for the arrest of the owner of the 28-year-old woman's vehicle, who was subsequently arrested. The 26-year-old man was also re-arrested by a court warrant since, according to the police, he is allegedly linked to the 28-year-old woman.
The 28-year-old woman and the 26-year-old man were taken into custody.
The Paphos CID is continuing its investigations into the case.
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