Squaddie fracas

A CAT was thrown off a second floor balcony and a 64-year-old British woman was allegedly glassed in the face by British soldiers in an incident at a Paphos hotel on Friday night.

According to a report, soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster Regiment were partying at a beach hotel in Paphos when one of them allegedly threw a cat off a second floor balcony. A group of tourists confronted the men and in the ensuing fracas the woman was allegedly attacked with a glass, which resulted in her sustaining facial injuries.

Spokesman for the British bases, Captain James Mansell yesterday confirmed there was an incident. “We are investigating an alleged incident which occurred in Paphos. We are taking this incident very seriously, however I cannot release any further information as we are still investigation.”

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