Two 32-year-olds were injured by shotgun pellets while in a permitted hunting area in Famagusta district. A 35-year-old hunter was arrested in connection with the incident, as the gunfire appears to have come from him.
According to a police announcement, a report was made at around 8am yesterday about an incident that occurred at approximately 7am. Members of the Game Service and three other people, aged 31, 32 and 32, were in the area when, under circumstances being investigated, the two 32-year-olds were injured. Police said initial examinations indicate that the gunfire came from a 35-year-old hunter.
The injured men went to Famagusta General Hospital. One had an abrasion to the head and the other a superficial wound to the right shoulder.
Members of the Famagusta CID and the Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Service (CIS) carried out examinations at the scene and collected evidence.
As part of the investigation, a court warrant was issued for the 35-year-old’s arrest. He was arrested by Famagusta CID members shortly before 8pm yesterday and remanded in custody for police investigations.
Famagusta CID is investigating the case.
Source: CNA
