Brother suspected of attack on twin

A BLOODY incident involving Bulgarian twin brothers in Larnaca led to an eight-day remand of one and the hospitalisation of the other for stab wounds yesterday.

The victim is said to be in critical condition after sustaining deep wounds to his throat, back and lungs.

According to police the brothers, aged 24, have a history of attacking each other and of being publicly drunk and disorderly.

In the most recent incident late on Friday, police received a call about a disturbance at the flat the brothers shared on Makarios Avenue in Larnaca. An ambulance had already been called. The victim was rushed to Larnaca hospital but due to the seriousness of his condition he was transferred to Nicosia for surgery.

Police said the twin brother who is suspected of carrying out the attack claimed he had found his brother in that state when he got home. They had earlier been to the supermarket and then the suspect went out again to buy beer, he told police.

However police said in the kitchen they found the weapon – a knife that had been freshly washed but still had traces of blood on it. The suspect, they said, also had blood on him, and fresh bruises, which indicated he had just been involved in an altercation.

The suspect said he had got blood on him and become bruised when he tried to lift his brother off the floor. Neighbours said the suspect had asked them to call an ambulance but had allegedly said “it was nothing serious”.

Police are treating the case as an attempted murder, and the suspect has been remanded for eight days.Brother suspected of attack on twin

A BLOODY incident involving Bulgarian twin brothers in Larnaca led to an eight-day remand of one and the hospitalisation of the other for stab wounds yesterday.

The victim is said to be in critical condition after sustaining deep wounds to his throat, back and lungs.

According to police the brothers, aged 24, have a history of attacking each other and of being publicly drunk and disorderly.

In the most recent incident late on Friday, police received a call about a disturbance at the flat the brothers shared on Makarios Avenue in Larnaca. An ambulance had already been called. The victim was rushed to Larnaca hospital but due to the seriousness of his condition he was transferred to Nicosia for surgery.

Police said the twin brother who is suspected of carrying out the attack claimed he had found his brother in that state when he got home. They had earlier been to the supermarket and then the suspect went out again to buy beer, he told police.

However police said in the kitchen they found the weapon – a knife that had been freshly washed but still had traces of blood on it. The suspect, they said, also had blood on him, and fresh bruises, which indicated he had just been involved in an altercation.

The suspect said he had got blood on him and become bruised when he tried to lift his brother off the floor. Neighbours said the suspect had asked them to call an ambulance but had allegedly said “it was nothing serious”.

Police are treating the case as an attempted murder, and the suspect has been remanded for eight days.

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