Stabbed man waits two days to go to hospital

Police in Paphos are investigating an attempted murder after a 46-year-old was taken to the hospital with injuries on Saturday morning.

According to police, a friend drove the 46-year-old man, a permanent resident, to Paphos General at 10am where he underwent surgery.

Later, he told police he was stabbed by an unknown individual in Kato Paphos at midnight on Wednesday.

He did not seek immediate medical help but his wounds became worse over the subsequent 48 hours prompting him to go to the hospital.

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