Two hurt in Larnaca attacks

Martin Hellicar

A CHEF was stabbed by his girlfriend and a man was shot in the hand by his brother-in-law in separate incidents in the Larnaca area over the weekend, the District court heard yesterday.

The knife attack occurred outside an all-night cafe near the Larnaca port at about 7am on Sunday. The court heard that the cafe’s chef, 42-year-old Afxentis Nicolaou, suffered a two-inch deep stab wound during an argument with his girlfriend, Eleni Kalogirou, 30, and two men.

Nicolaou was rushed to Larnaca hospital but was so drunk and rowdy he had to be given a sedative before doctors could operate on him, police said. His condition was yesterday described as stable.

Kalogirou was arrested on Sunday morning and later remanded for four days on suspicion of carrying out the attack.

The shooting incident, in which 30-year-old Andreas Harpas was injured in the hand by a shotgun pellet, occurred at Agglisides village on Saturday night.

The court heard that Harpas’ brother-in law, 20-year-old Nicos Yerolemides, fired four times at Harpas with his shotgun. The attack took place outside the Yerolemides country home, outside Agglisides, when Harpas turned up looking for his wife, Kyriakoulla, the court heard. Kyriakoulla had gone there earlier in the day with the couple’s two young children after packing her belongings and leaving the home in the village she shared with her husband, the court heard.

Yerolemides was remanded for four days on Sunday in connection with the attack.

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