Drunk held after threatening to shoot ex-wife

By Constantinos Psillides

A 36-year-old man from Paphos was arrested on Tuesday night, after attacking and threatening to shoot his estranged wife, 35, police said.

According to the police report, the 35-year-old woman was visiting a friend in Chlorakas, Paphos, along with her two daughters. At around 10pm, the suspect came up to the house and threatened to kill both women. According to the report, the man struck his wife before leaving.

While the woman visited the Paphos police to report the incident, her estranged husband returned to the house this time armed with a hunting shotgun. The man entered the house by breaking through the porch door glass but left after realising that his wife had left.

Police officers arrived at the scene and started searching for the husband. He was arrested at around 1am in his car, in a state of intoxication, according to the report. The man initially resisted arrest but in the end was taken into custody. He is expected to appear before court on Thursday.