Bangladeshi stabbed to death: cousin arrested

A 21-YEAR-old Bangladeshi man has been remanded for eight days in connection with the premeditated murder of his cousin, police said yesterday.

According to a police bulletin, 31-year-old Yusuf Mohammed, an immigrant Bangladeshi worker, was stabbed to death in the early hours of Sunday at the rented accommodation he shared with his 21-year-old relative in Limassol’s Ayios Athanassios district.

Police said that about 1.15am, the pair’s landlady was awoken by loud voices and commotion coming from the yard. On going outside to investigate, she discovered Mohammed lying in the yard, bleeding from wounds to his stomach and head. The victim reportedly told his landlady that his cousin had stabbed him. Mohammed was rushed to Limassol General Hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The suspect, who was known as ‘Alexis’, was arrested at 4.30am, after he was found wandering around the Ayios Athanassios area on foot, close to the scene of the murder. He was remanded in custody and appeared before a court in Limassol at 8am on Sunday.

The court heard that relations between the cousins — who worked on the same poultry farm — had been strained recently, and the two men appeared to have quarreled over money.

Forensic pathologist Eleni Antoniou concluded on Sunday that Mohammed died from eight wounds to the head and stomach. She confirmed Mohammed had been stabbed with a large kitchen knife, found at the scene of the crime.

Limassol CID are continuing investigations into the murder.

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