An 82-year-old man who was jailed for shooting a cable thief is expected to receive a presidential pardon. He had been sentenced to two and a half years behind bars for intending to cause serious bodily harm and using a firearm. The shooting took place in the Limassol village of Alassa, where the man fired a shot at the thief, hitting him in the back. The thief was hospitalized but later made a full recovery.
An 82-year-old man who was jailed for shooting a cable thief had his appeal for a suspended sentence rejected. The man’s lawyer is now awaiting the attorney-general’s position on the matter of a presidential pardon. The shooting took place in a Limassol village where the man shouted at the thief before firing a shot that hit him in the back.
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) announced a scheduled power outage on Friday between 9am and 10am in several areas including Parekklisia Pyrgos, Prasteio Kellakiou, Kellaki, Eptagonia, Melini, Akapnou, Arakapas, Dierona, Sanida, Klavari, Vikla, Ora, Odu, Ayioi Vavatsinias, Profitis Elias, and Sykopetra. The outages are planned due to scheduled work on the high voltage network.