New arrest over GSP beating

A FIFTH man was arrested yesterday in connection with the savage beating of a 20-year-old APOEL fan at a futsal pitch near the GSP stadium in Nicosia on 15.

According to police reports, the 22-year-old resident of Nicosia was arrested on a court order to help with police enquiries into a case concerning conspiracy to commit a crime, conspiracy to commit a misdemeanour, attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and contravention of the law against violence at football stadiums.