Proceeds robbed

A 69-year-old confectionary owner was attacked and robbed on Friday at around 9.30pm as he was leaving his store in Ayios Dometios, Nicosia. The assailant managed to get €5,500 from him after beating him repeatedly.

The owner suffered cuts and bruises on various parts of his body.

According to police, the 69-year-old had just closed up and was walking to his car with a bag full of money when he was attacked from behind.

Nicosia police chief, Kypros Michaelides said that after the assailant threw him to the ground and a fight ensued in which the thief managed to grab the bag with €5,500 from the owner. The thief then escaped in a car that was waiting for him near by.

The thief is described as young, normal physical build and about 1.70m in height.

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