Bound and gagged body washed ashore

POLICE are investigating a suspected murder case after they found the dead body of a man washed ashore in the Akamas peninsula.

The body had not been identified by yesterday afternoon.

The man, thought to be around 45 years old, was found with his hands tied and his mouth gagged at around 3pm by firefighters.

He was wearing only a white shirt and socks, police officer Sotiris Antoniades told the Sunday Mail.

“The body must have been in the water for a few days before being washed ashore,” he added.

“He did not have any hair either, and I think that is because he had been in the water for too long,” Antoniades said.

The Criminal Investigation Department yesterday did not rule out “the possibility of a criminal action” after carrying out a preliminary investigation.

The autopsy on the dead body was being carried out yesterday evening.

 

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