TWO suspects have been detained in connection with the murder of a 34-year-old man in Limassol on New Year’s Day, police said yesterday.
The two men, aged 32 and 23, were arrested on Friday night and have been remanded in custody for eight days.
Police spokesman Andreas Angelides said the pair allegedly had personal differences with the victim, Yiannakis Christodoulou.
Angelides said the suspects’ claims regarding their whereabouts on the day the crime was committed could not be confirmed so far.
During the remand hearing, police told the court that the 23-year-old’s right thumb bears injuries apparently caused by a knife.
A 20-year-old man is also in police custody after police found a 12-centimetre folding knife in a car he was using.
The car had been reported stolen and was carrying fake registration plates, police said.
During questioning, the 20-year-old admitted that he knew the car was stolen and was also being used by the other two suspects.
Christodoulou, aka Foxy, was stabbed five times, four in the front and once in the back as he scuffled with two men on January 1 in a residential area of Polemidia in Limassol after they had initially cut him off in their car.