Police in Nicosia are investigating a suspected premeditated murder and attempted murder after two women were found with neck and head injuries in an incident late on Saturday, authorities said.
A 44-year-old Vietnamese woman was found dead, while a second woman remains in critical condition at Nicosia General Hospital.
According to police, information was received at around 11:30 p.m. regarding an injured woman at the junction of Digenis Akritas and Larnakos avenues.
Officers who attended the scene found a woman of Asian origin suffering from injuries to her neck and back. She was taken by ambulance to Nicosia General Hospital, where she underwent surgery and remains in critical condition.
Blood traces discovered during subsequent searches of the area led investigators to an apartment building.
Upon entering a specific apartment, police found a woman unconscious on the floor with injuries to her neck and head.
Forensic pathologists Angeliki Papetta and Orthodoxos Orthodoxou attended the scene, carried out an examination and confirmed her death. Investigations established that the victim was a 44-year-old woman from Vietnam.
Both scenes remain under police guard as Nicosia CID continues investigations to determine the circumstances under which the two offences were committed.
