Sixth Suspect Detained in Larnaca Over Daring Robbery of Businessman's Home

The Cyprus Police have announced the arrest of another man, aged 31, wanted in connection with an armed robbery committed two years ago at a businessman's house in Larnaca. This marks the sixth arrest in the case.

The suspect will appear before the Larnaca District Court tomorrow for a remand hearing.

The crime took place on the night of February 19, 2024, in the Faneromeni area. Four masked men wearing gloves broke into the house, threatening the occupants with garden shears. The businessman's 58-year-old wife and two domestic workers were locked in a bedroom.

The perpetrators stole mobile phones, jewelry, and forced the owner to open a safe, from which watches, jewels, and cash worth approximately €188,000 were stolen.

Subsequent investigations established there were five perpetrators. They used a car stolen from Limassol, which was later found abandoned in the Germasogeia riverbed.

Days later, one of the stolen watches appeared on a social media platform, leading investigators to a jewelry store in Lebanon where it had been sold. In March 2024, a 41-year-old Syrian national was arrested for allegedly contacting a buyer from Cyprus. Later, a 30-year-old man was detained, confessing to selling two stolen rings in Nicosia.

Four of the accused (aged 42, 41, 29, and 27) were previously sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Dimitris Andronikou, known as "Dimitroui." A fifth accused, a 43-year-old Iraqi national, is also involved and is appealing his detention.

The suspects face charges of conspiracy to commit a felony, robbery, burglary, and theft. The investigation is ongoing.