Ninth suspect arrested in Latsia assault investigation
A 17-year-old became the ninth person arrested over an assault on a 16-year-old in Latsia, police said on Saturday.
Latsia, Cyprus. Police said on Saturday that a 17-year-old boy had become the ninth person arrested in their investigation into an assault on a 16-year-old in the Nicosia suburb of Latsia.
Two teenagers remanded
The announcement followed, by only hours, police confirmation that another boy, aged 16, had been arrested. Both teenagers appeared before a court on Saturday afternoon and were each ordered to remain in custody for two days.
They will be held alongside six suspects aged 14 to 21, whose arrests took place earlier in the week. Those six received five-day custody orders on Wednesday.
Another person arrested during the investigation was later released because no evidence connected him to the offence.
Victim suffered broken nose bone
According to police, seven people met the victim in Latsia shortly after 8pm on October 9 and assaulted him, breaking a bone in his nose.
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