18 year old Cypriot Youth arrested for big robbery

AN 18-year-old Cypriot accused of assisting in the robbery of over €100,000 from a hypermarket was arrested in his home in Paphos yesterday and later remanded for eight days.

On June 11, three unmasked assailants stopped a convoy of cars transporting the hypermarket’s female employee as she was on her way to the bank to deposit the business’ money. 

The men then proceeded to fire shots in the air and snatched her bag containing the €100,000. They then fled the scene in two stolen getaway cars. According to reports, the men appeared to be aware of the route the convoy was travelling along.

Police located the stolen cars as well as the assailant’s gloves which along with evidence from the crime scene contained the forensic evidence linking the 18-year-old to the crime.

Police believe that the youth implicated in two cases of burglaries will help lead them to the arrest of the remaining gang members despite his current refusal to admit any guilt related to the crime.

The accused was remanded by the Paphos district court

Cyprus Mail