Man badly beaten in Larnaca

TWO MEN were yesterday remanded in custody in connection with the beating of a 60-year-old director of a Larnaca security firm who has been hospitalised with head injuries.

The incident happened at around 5pm on Makarios Avenue, police said.

Michalis Markou was allegedly assaulted by four men who hit him on the head.

Markou went to the police station on his own, naming a 33-year-old man as one of the assailants.

The 33-year-old had been sought by police in connection with an abduction.

Markou initially refused to be taken to hospital but he was later rushed for treatment.

Tests determined he had suffered a fractured skull and he was immediately transferred to Nicosia general hospital.

Police arrested the 35-year-old and another man from Syria, 25, in connection with the incident and are seeking two more.

Six people who were present during the fight have not yet given statements, police said.

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