Boy dies after nightclub fight

THE DEATH OF a 16-year-old Latvian boy on Sunday night has been linked to injuries sustained in a fight in a Limassol nightclub on the previous evening.

His death is being treated as a case of premeditated murder by the police, who are searching for the young suspect seen to have attacked the victim.

According to reports, the fight broke out at around 2am while the victim was out enjoying himself with his friends at a Limassol nightclub. According to police reports, the unknown suspect approached the boy and punched him in the face, resulting in both of them being kicked out by the nightclub security.

The attack reportedly continued outside the club, with the suspect repeatedly punching the victim in the head until he lost consciousness.

The victim’s friends then took him to his step-father’s house where his wounds were cleaned. Later on in the same day, at around 2pm, his step-father found him unconscious in his bed and he was then taken by ambulance to the Limassol General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

On admission to the hospital, the boy was found to have a blackened left eye, a swelling on his right upper eyelid, dried blood in his nose and bruises on his leg.

Authorities said his death was a result of complications which arose from being struck in the head, leading to fatal injuries.

Police spokesperson, Michalis Katsounotos, said: “We have a few indications regarding the perpetrator, who is allegedly foreign, but no suspect thus far.”

Several items of evidence were collected from the crime scene and the Limassol Criminal Investigation Office is investigating the case.

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