A 32-year-old man allegedly kicked and injured a police officer at Nicosia General Hospital‘s emergency department on Friday, 22 August, according to authorities.
The suspect was discovered with head injuries at approximately 18:20 on Archbishop Leontios Street and transported by ambulance to the hospital under police escort.
Police reported the injured man “began shouting whilst on the stretcher and kicked the female police officer”, causing injury to her right eye during the emergency room incident.
Officer suffers eye injury during emergency room incident
The suspect allegedly attempted to attack another patient present at the scene before a second police officer used pepper spray to immobilise and arrest him.
Police arrested the man on charges of assaulting a police officer, resisting lawful arrest and illegal stay in Cyprus.
The injured officer received immediate first aid treatment. Medical examination revealed “mild swelling and abrasions below the right eye”, according to police reports.
The 32-year-old appeared before Nicosia District Court one day after the incident, which issued a three-day detention order.
