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A Romanian monk has been arrested for allegedly attacking two men with a box cutter inside the Agios Neophytos Monastery in Paphos, Cyprus. The 51-year-old is under investigation for attempted murder and other offences following the incident, which resulted in one man suffering throat and hand injuries and a second monk sustaining a hand injury.
The Romanian monk is under investigation for multiple charges, including attempted murder, following the incident that took place at Agios Neophytos Monastery. Both victims received treatment at Paphos General Hospital, with one requiring stitches for throat injuries.
A Romanian monk has been arrested and remains in custody following an alleged stabbing incident at Agios Neophytos Monastery in Paphos, with police investigating him for attempted murder and other serious offences. The monastery’s officials have not publicly commented on the attack, while authorities are expected to conduct further investigations and legal proceedings in the coming days.
What remains unclear — Authorities have not disclosed the full extent of the injuries sustained by the two victims.
Monk arrested for alleged stabbing of two men with box cutter in Cyprus monastery
A monk has been remanded in custody over an alleged stabbing (Picture: Shutterstock/Jose Hernandez)
A Romanian monk has been arrested after allegedly attacking two men with a box cutter inside a monastery in Cyprus.
The 51-year-old is accused of grabbing the blade and stabbing a fellow preacher and a worker, and he’s now under investigation for attempted murder.
It’s reported that, on Friday, the monk was visited by a delegation of priests and asked to leave the cell at Agios Neophytos Monastery in Paphos, where he had been living and which his late father previously occupied.
Police believe that he became ‘enraged’, refusing to give up his keys and vacate the premises.
He then allegedly grabbed a paper cutter from the desk in his room and launched a violent attack.
Investigators believe Abbot Leontios was the intended target. He was the one with the authority to demand the monk’s removal.
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Police believe the attack came after the religious figure was asked to leave his room at the Agios Neophytos Monastery (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
However, a 53-year-old monastery technician who was accompanying the committee was allegedly stabbed and suffered injuries to his throat and hand.
He was transported to Paphos General Hospital, where he had his wounds stitched and was then admitted for treatment.
A second monk, aged 27, acquired a hand injury when he tried to intervene, police say.
His injuries were not considered life-threatening, and he was discharged from hospital after receiving first aid.
Later that day, the religious figure was arrested and placed under investigation for a string of offences, including attempted murder, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, wounding, carrying a knife, and the illegal possession and carrying of an offensive weapon.
The monk remains in custody due to the ‘serious’ nature of the matter.
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