Lawyer beaten up by intruder

POLICE were yesterday looking for a man who walked into the office of Limassol lawyer Elias Elia on Tuesday and beat him up for no apparent reason.

Elia was admitted to Limassol Hospital after the incident and was yesterday still being treated with a broken nose and head injuries. He was was out of danger.

The lawyer, aged 40, reported to police that a man in his 30s had entered his office on Tuesday at about 6.15pm and asked him if his name was Elias Elia. When he replied ‘yes’, the man beat him repeatedly on the head and torso, broke a window and a PC monitor, walked out of the office and disappeared in a car, Elia said.

The lawyer said he had never seen the man before and had no idea why he had attacked him.

Employees working at Elia’s firm got the numbers of the assailant’s car and informed the police.

Police said they believed the suspect was 37 years old around 1.80 metres tall.

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