Youths ‘threatened to knife pensioner’

TWO youths were remanded in custody for eight days yesterday on suspicion of burglary and attempting to rob an 80- year-old woman.

Police told Nicosia District Court that Yiannis Karayiannis, 18, and George Torouros, 17, had admitted breaking into the home of Kyriakou Papaignatiou on Friday night and threatening to knife her if she didn’t hand over money.

The two were reportedly so drunk at the time that they didn’t notice an amount of money on the sideboard, and fled empty-handed.

They are also accused of breaking into a neighbouring house and stealing jewellery worth £2,000.

The crimes were committed at the Strovolos 2 Housing Estate, where both teenagers live.

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