Three released without charge as Limassol kidnapping investigation continues
Police said three people arrested over the alleged kidnapping and assault of a 24-year-old Turkish Cypriot in Limassol were released while inquiries continue.
Limassol, Cyprus. Three people detained on suspicion of kidnapping and assaulting a Turkish Cypriot man aged 24 have been released without charge while investigations continue, police said on Wednesday. Officers had questioned all three following their arrests.
Victim’s account
Police said the man reported being approached by three people in a park at about 7pm on Friday. After an argument, they asked him to enter their car, according to his account.
He told investigators that they drove him to a rural location he could not identify, where he suffered a stab wound to his right leg. Police said the three then fled, and a passerby found the injured man and took him to Limassol general hospital.
Police examine suspected motive
Speaking on Monday, Lefteris Kyriacou, deputy operations chief of Limassol police, said the perpetrators had abducted the man and “hit him and injured him with a knife”. He said they believed the victim was a suspect in recent dog theft cases.
Kyriacou subsequently said police were investigating kidnapping and the infliction of grievous bodily harm.
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