Georgian held over murder of Russian Greek

POLICE yesterday arrested a Georgian man in connection with the murder of Greek Russian Costas Aslanides on Saturday morning.

Giorgi Lekishvilli, 21, was arrested by police at a residence in Larnaca following a tip-off.

The suspect was then driven to Limassol police station, where he was questioned about the brutal murder of Aslanides.

Police would not comment on how they had tracked down Lekishvilli to Larnaca or on the circumstances of his arrest.

Twenty-three-year-old Aslanides was attacked at around 2am on Saturday after leaving a Limassol night club.

He received stab wounds to his chest, arm and leg and died an hour after being rushed to Limassol hospital.

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