Two Britons accused of beating up compatriot

LARNACA District court yesterday remanded two Britons in connection with an alleged attack on another Briton in the town on Thursday.

Steven Smith, 38, had to be treated in hospital for a broken arm and other injuries after a 1.20 pm incident on Makarios Avenue.

The court heard that Smith told police that a group of men picked him up from his home at Leivadia, outside Larnaca, on Thursday and took him to a bank ATM machine on the busy avenue. The men wanted Smith to hand over £100,000 he allegedly owed one of them, police said. Smith told police he made a run for it but was caught by the group of men, who beat him up.

Two men, a 32-year-old from Doncaster and a 43-year-old from Barking, were arrested in connection with the incident and were yesterday both remanded for eight days.

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