Youths apprehended after break-in

By a Staff Reporter

TWO LIMASSOL youths were being treated in hospital yesterday after they were shot by the police while allegedly trying to flee the scene of a burglary.

Police said the pair, aged 16 and 17, were caught red handed after burgling a Kapsalos flat.

The two were seen by area residents who notified the police about a couple of hooded individuals trying to break into a flat.

They were spotted running away from the scene and were chased to an open space where they tried to escape on a motorcycle.

A police officer ordered them to stop but the youths refused, police said.

Reports said the officer chasing them accidentally hit his gun on a pole, resulting in it firing one shot that injured both suspects on their right arm.

One of the suspects escaped on foot and the other on the motorcycle but they were located and arrested in two different areas.

They were taken to hospital where they were kept for observation.

Police said the suspects allegedly stole £1,100, $700 and €50 from the flat.

Only £963 and €50 have been recovered so far, police said.

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