Police officers have taken a 22-year-old Turkish Cypriot man to Limassol Police Headquarters to obtain a statement about an alleged violent assault that left him needing surgery.
According to the latest information obtained by Phileleftheros, officers visited the young man’s home on Monday and brought him to police headquarters to interview him about Friday’s attack.
Police received information about the incident on Monday, but the 22-year-old had not filed a formal complaint at that stage.
The young man was allegedly attacked by a group of Greek Cypriots who went to the Turkish Cypriot quarter of Limassol, where he lives.
According to the initial information, the group severely beat him and allegedly inflicted knife wounds to his heels before leaving him bleeding at the scene.
The 22-year-old was taken to hospital on Friday and underwent surgery.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the reported assault.
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