Remand after woman claims abduction, beating

A 19-year old man from Paphos was remanded for four days in custody by the Paphos District Court on Saturday, after a 19-year old girl reported he had kidnapped and beaten her.
According to the police report, the woman claimed the man abducted her while she was trying to enter her house at 1:30am on June 5. She told police officers that the man parked his car near her house, ran towards her when she tried to enter and forced her to his car.
The woman then reported that the man drove her to his house, beat her and locked her in a room until midnight. He then proceeded to drive her and abandon her in a hotel parking lot in Paphos.
Following the woman’s report, the 19-year old man was located and put under arrest.
The woman was admitted to the Paphos General Hospital where it was discovered that she had been beaten.
The man admitted to beating the woman but denied that he had forced her into his car or that he abducted her.

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