Police in Paphos launched a murder investigation on Monday evening following the discovery of a man found fatally stabbed inside a parked vehicle on the outskirts of Peyia.
The victim was located shortly after 18:00 when a passerby alerted the ambulance service to an injured man sitting in the front passenger seat of a car on Vatoudion Street. The victim was transported to Paphos General Hospital, where he died of his injuries shortly before 20:00.
Detectives from the Paphos Criminal Investigation Department (CID) established a crime scene on Vatoudion Street, cordoning off the area to collect evidence. Forensics specialists from the Police Headquarters and a state pathologist from Nicosia were dispatched to examine the scene.
Preliminary forensic examinations confirmed that the victim sustained multiple stab wounds. Authorities believe the deceased is a foreign national residing permanently in the local area, though formal identification remains pending.
Investigators have identified the registered owner of the vehicle in which the victim was found and are actively seeking to locate them to establish the sequence of events leading to the killing.
In parallel, Cyprus Police launched a widespread operation across the Paphos district on Monday night, setting up checkpoints and sweeping major roads to track down potential suspects or witnesses connected to the crime.
