Police in Larnaca are investigating a case in which four men allegedly robbed a house “under the threat of scissors”.
The alleged burglary took place shortly after 1am on Monday, with the four reportedly successfully stealing items with a combined value of €500,000 while threatening the homeowner with a pair of scissors.
The four robbers reportedly outnumbered the three people in the house, two of whom were domestic helpers, stealing mobile phones and jewellery which were on the persons of all three, before also robbing the house’s safe.
After having obtained the gold and the money, the suspects then fled.
Larnaca police spokesman Spyros Chrysostomou said the four robbers gained entry by smashing the house’s back door in.
He added that the house will be inspected by the police and that CCTV footage from the house and its vicinity will also be examined.
In addition, according to Phileleftheros¸ the house belongs to a “well-known land developer who has been active in Larnaca for years.”