Man steals car at knifepoint in Limassol
Police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old man for physically assaulting a 46-year-old woman in Limassol.
The incident took place on April 25, but the woman only reported it late on Wednesday. The arrested man is currently under investigation for assault, robbery, illegal entry, malicious damage, and threatening behaviour.
According to the woman, the man had been occasionally residing with her, and, on eight separate occasions between January and April, he physically assaulted and injured her.
The woman told police that on April 25 the man entered her residence without permission through a window. A fight followed, with the 30-year-old slapping the woman across the face.
Furthermore, last Sunday he allegedly returned to her home, brandishing a knife and forcibly took her car keys and fled with her vehicle.
On Wednesday, police secured a judicial arrest warrant for the suspect. He was apprehended while he was driving.
During a subsequent search of his car, police discovered three packets containing a white crystalline substance identified as methamphetamine, weighing a combined total of 5 grams, and €2890 in cash. Both the drugs and the money were seized and will be kept as evidence.
The man is also being investigated for illegal possession of a controlled Class A illegal substance.