One of three men injured after falling from the FILANTA apartment complex in Larnaca during a Civil Registry and Migration Department raid has died, Philenews has learned.
The man, who had been in a critical condition, died on Wednesday evening, according to Philenews sources. The other two men remain in hospital in Larnaca; their condition is stable.
The three men fell from balconies of the building during the raid, in circumstances that are under investigation.
The FILANTA complex, a five-building block, has previously come to the attention of the Larnaca DLGO over the condition of the buildings. Safety and hygiene concerns have been raised for years, and apartment owners have been warned repeatedly to take action.
The incident follows a similar case in Limassol in April 2024, when two men jumped from a fifth-floor window during a migration raid. One of them, 19-year-old Bangladeshi national Anisur Rahman, died from the fall.
An investigation by the Independent Authority for the Investigation of Allegations and Complaints against the Police found no wrongdoing by officers, though the police account of the raid was disputed by an eyewitness living in the apartment.