Attempted murder suspect arrested in Limassol supermarket

A 32-year-old man was arrested while sitting at a supermarket café with a knife that appeared to have spots of blood.

The arrest unfolded on Sunday in Limassol, after members of the public thought he looked familiar to a police image shared the previous day over an attempted murder attempt.

Officers reached the scene and during a spot search, found a knife that had what appeared to be pools of blood.

He admitted to being on the scene but investigations are ongoing.

Limassol police chief Andreas Angelides told CNA the man is suspected of an attempted murder attempt that unfolded in the early hours of Saturday morning on Ayiou Andreou street.

Officers found a 33-year-old man with a knife wound injured seriously at 4am, who was taken to Limassol general hospital.

During the fight, a second individual was also injured and was identified as a 24-year-old man when he went to Limassol’s general hospital for care.

Both underwent surgery.