Brother held after shotgun incident

POLICE have detained a 26-year-old Famagusta man in connection with the attempted murder of his brother yesterday.

The incident happened at 10am while Demetris Kourtsioumpis was standing on his veranda in the village of Frenaros.

Kourtsioumpis told police he saw his brother approaching the house in his car and then heard a shot, which hit the branches of a tree above the veranda.

The 29-year-old, who escaped unharmed, told police who arrived on the scene soon afterwards that the shot had been fired from a shotgun.

His brother was arrested shortly afterwards.

Police said they were investigating attempted murder but also the possibility that the shot had been fired in an attempt to frighten Kourtsioumpis, who was reported to be in dispute with his brother over land.

Famagusta CID is investigating.

 

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