Club owner remanded after attack

A NICOSIA cabaret owner was remanded in custody yesterday in connection with a club and hammer attack on one of his customers.Police were yesterday still looking for three other men — including the cabaret owner’s son — in connection with an assault on 25- year-old builder Savvas Antoniou in the early hours of Friday morning.Nicosia District court heard that Kyriacos Kamouyiaros, 54, the owner of the Crazy Horse cabaret, had attacked Antoniou in his club at about 3am on Friday. Kamouyiaros’ son, Ioannis, and two other men allegedly joined in on the attack, striking Antoniou on the head with a club and hammers, police told the court.Antoniou, from Paleometocho outside Nicosia, was saved by a friend of his who was at the club with him. Antoniou’s friend rushed him to hospital, where he was treated for a fractured skull and head injuries.The court heard that Kamouyiaros had admitted to police that he had been involved in an attack on Antoniou, but had produced certain explanations for this which were being investigated.Kamouyiaros, from the Strovolos suburb of Nicosia, was remanded in custody for eight days on suspicion of assault and causing grievous bodily harm.

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