Five arrested after violent clash leaves two seriously injured in Limassol
Five men were arrested after a clash near Ayios Ioannis in Limassol left two men with serious head and spinal injuries.
Limassol, Cyprus. Five men were arrested on Monday after a violent clash near Ayios Ioannis left two men, aged 24 and 22, seriously injured, police said.
Police response and arrests
Police received a report of a fight in the area at around 10pm. A search of the scene found a rental car containing baseball clubs and a cleaver, which was taken for examination.
A short time later, officers patrolling nearby spotted five men who fled when they saw police. Three entered a car and attempted to leave the area.
Police stopped the vehicle and identified the occupants as men aged 21, 27 and 28. Two other men, aged 26 and 30, were stopped on foot nearby. All five were arrested for further questioning.
Injured men taken to hospital
At around 1am, police found two seriously injured men, aged 24 and 22, in the same neighbourhood. Both were taken by ambulance to Limassol general hospital.
Doctors said the 24-year-old had suffered a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, a broken shoulder blade and a broken bone in his spine.
The 22-year-old had an open head wound, a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and a broken bone in his spine.
Police investigations are continuing.
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