Man shot dead in Limassol

A 20 YEAR OLD man from Alasa was shot dead yesterday after an argument with his girlfriend’s father took a tragic turn.

According to police, Stavros Michail, 40, a mechanic, returned from work at around 3.45pm to find his 16 year old daughter in her room with her boyfriend, Andreas Charalambous, in Limassol’s Turkish Cypriot quarter.

The two men exchanged heated words and began pushing and shoving one another. The row then moved to the yard of the house on Kemal Selim Street where the father repeatedly asked Charalambous to leave. A police spokesman said tensions were raised further when the young man refused to do so.

According to police, Michail went back inside, grabbed his shotgun and again told Charalambous to leave. According to police, the 20 year old stood his ground, and, putting his chest in front of the barrel, shouted ‘Shoot me. Shoot me’.

The father then allegedly shot Charalambous once at point black range in the chest. The young man fell to the ground.

Charalambous was taken to Limassol General Hospital in a private car, driven by his girlfriend’s brother, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The alleged assailant then called the police, told them what had happened and asked them to come and arrest him.

The 40 year old mechanic will be brought before Limassol District Court this morning for a remand hearing.

Charalambous had just finished his National Service as an officer cadet, and according to press reports, was preparing to go abroad to study.

Police said he had maintained a two-year relationship with the 16 year old daughter of the alleged assailant.

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