Bangladeshi student admitted to murdering compatriot in Larnaca
A 22-year-old from Bangladesh was brought before Larnaca District Court, accused of stabbing a fellow Bangladeshi student to death and demanding ransom from his family.
Bangladeshi student admitted to murdering compatriot in Larnaca
A 22-year-old Bangladeshi national was brought before Larnaca District Court for the purpose of issuing a detention order. The young man is accused of the murder of his compatriot Shahruar Ahmed Emon, also 22 years old, who had recently come to Cyprus to study at a private university in the city.
According to a report by Philenews, the victim went missing on the afternoon of 11 June. He had informed his housemates that he would be going to Kofinou for work. His relatives reported him missing and claimed that someone had contacted his father demanding money for his release. A message was sent from the student's phone to an acquaintance with a specific address.
The statement of the arrested man changed the course of the investigation. He allegedly claimed that he had met Emon on a bus a few days earlier. He asserted that he was offended by something the student had said to him, which is why he suggested employment in Kofinou, with the actual intention of killing him.
The accused transported the victim from Oroklini to Kofinou and executed him that same evening, striking him with a blade in the neck and back. He then covered the body with vegetation, took his mobile phone and sent messages to his relatives demanding ransom.
The previous day, he led officers from Larnaca CID to the burial site, approximately half a kilometre from the Migrant Reception Centre in Kofinou. He also showed officers the weapon used in the crime and the place where he had hidden the victim's personal items. The body was found in an advanced state of decomposition and, according to information, showed evidence of wounds from a sharp object as well as signs of asphyxiation.
The head of Larnaca CID, Giorgos Charalambous, assessed that the motive behind the crime was financial.
Meanwhile, authorities are investigating internet posts connected to the case. In these posts, unknown individuals demanded €10,000 for Sunday and €25,000 for Monday. The authenticity of these specific messages is being investigated.
Source: Philenews