CAREFUL in Lapta please

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 12:34

Friday night saw a horrible show of three english men on holiday in Lapta. My husband was attacked by three men in a bar on Lapta strip. They came back at him with a smashed bottle and went for his face. He managed to stop them but got two severed tendands and a cut artery.

These three were looking for anybody to fight with this night and my husband just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Dont get me wrong we had spoke to them to say hello before this all blew up. They said they were staying in a villa near the stumble with their wives and nine children between them. So it seems to make it worse that they are family men and can still go around showing this kind of behaviour.

Please just be careful in starting conversations with a group of english tourists at the moment. Dont want anyone to suffer the way my husband and my family have the last few days.

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 12:56

Thanks for the warning. This kind of scum were never attracted to N Cyprus before the trailer trash arrivals post-2003.

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 13:04

Can I ask, what are the trailer trash you are referring to.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 13:06

"trailer trash arrivals post-2003" That's a bit of a sweeping statement isn't it? This sort of behavior is despicable & I hope the police were called and these 'thugs' dealt with but surely it's wrong to tarnish all visitors from England just because of a vile minority. My husband and I are hoping to eventually retire in the beautiful T.R.N.C. and one of the main reasons is that it is so safe and free from the thugs and hooligans that walk our streets nowadays. Lets hope the police in T.R.N.C stamp this out firmly and let the 'lager louts' know they are not welcome!

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 13:07

oooh I got a little gold star!...what was that for?

jessy


Joined: 04/12/2007
Posts: 289

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 13:11

Are there any discriptions of these men and have the police been informed. What bar were they frequenting.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 13:12

Maybe that's one advantage of NOT having cheap flights from the likes of EasyJet, Ryanair etc - having to pay a bit more obviously doesn't keep all the scum out but it must help a bit eh?

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 13:13

hattikins/M&B,



You know the type of low-lifes I mean. Obviously not all come under that category.

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 13:25

PtePike

There are low lifes wherever you go, sadly that is the way of the world, I agree with Maggie and Bernie that we are lucky that they are relatively scarce in TRNC due to the high cost of getting here.

I would still be interested to know who the trailer trash arrivals post 2003 are though, I am intrigued with that statement.

Hattikins

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 13:35

Pussycatuk

Sorry to hear what happened to your husband, I hope he is ok and makes a full recovery from this awful attack, how sad that this type of behaviour is finding it,s way to TRNC.

Hattikins

johnty


Joined: 03/06/2008
Posts: 257

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 13:37

Pussycatuk,

Please if you have not informed police, please do so. As long as these people are going to get away with this sort of thing more will come and not be detered.

If you havent told the police think about the next unsuspecting person and the next. Please Please do something about this.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 13:57

I agree wholeheartedly with Johnty - these people need to get the message loud and clear that this sort of thuggery will not be tolerated here like it is in other places. They need to be punished then deported and never allowed back.

TheBigJam


Joined: 26/02/2008
Posts: 52

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 14:31

Hang on...Pussycat...surely you called the police?



You have their descriptions and know roughly where they are staying. The TRNC Police will have them arrested and in front of the court for their due deserve before they can carry out another meaningless attack on someone else.



I do hope your husband makes a full recovery, however, I am sure he will feel slightly better knowing these "thugs" are locked up.



What do you think?

tonyhickey



Joined: 13/06/2007
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 15:10

English say no more, Its bad enough having to put up with them at larnaca airport for a few hours on the way home with out having the p.ss heads and yobs holidaying in the north

chick


Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 323

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 15:17

Tonyhickey.

{English say no more} thats a bit strong.

Perhaps if they stopped flying into Larnaca it would help.

girne 29


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 1488

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 15:38

''Maybe that's one advantage of NOT having cheap flights from the likes of EasyJet, Ryanair etc - having to pay a bit more obviously doesn't keep all the scum out but it must help a bit eh?''



Where do you get off saying that people who are not well off and try to find cheap flights are scum .

So lets make the flights dearer and keep those tourists out, unfortunately that would only keep out 'the poor people'.but who cares as long as the cost of flights doesnt deter the likes of,



Asil Nadir, B.Wright''the milkman'', Stanley''Stan the baseball man'' Rankin,

Peter'maggot pete' Roberts, Gary Robb.

Troodo


Joined: 12/06/2008
Posts: 1002

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 15:54

They probably committed a few muggings to pay for their flight, so do not assume they have no money.

Three on one? Call the police in, they know how to handle these yobs. No PC or soft rights here for these heroes to hide behind.



Troodo

Happy to live in the safe area.

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 15:54

Very well put girne29

tonyhickey



Joined: 13/06/2007
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 15:59

Sorry its not to strong. It s just very very embarrassing to be English at times.

brandy sour


Joined: 09/04/2008
Posts: 310

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 16:00

People who fly in to larnaca are not all thugs i thank you very much

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 16:06

almost as embarrassing to be american at times



turkish cypriot



Welsh



Iranian



Irish



French



German

windmill


Joined: 06/07/2008
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 16:12

hattikins,ignore pike,he sets out to upset people,he has a screw loose,we know him (Eric ),the more people who ignore his posts the better,he also goes under the name of Susanne

tonyhickey



Joined: 13/06/2007
Posts: 413

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 16:19

I never said everybody at Larnaca airport were p.ss heads and yobs only a very small minority where , but I am afraid to say 99% of these seemed to be English . I can only call as I can see and I did not see anyturkish cypriot







Welsh







Iranian







Irish







French







German

too drunk to respond to their flight calls ,friends stopping other friends fighting in the terminal ,I can go on but you have probably all have seen it .

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 16:27

At some stage I am sure all of the above are embarrassed to see how their fellow nationals behave...



Germans and sunbeds



french and surrender



Turkish cypriot and brown envelopes / rougue builders / bent lawers / multi tire pricing.



Etc etc etc .



Louts are louts of any nationality

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 16:35

I do hope not...



People always knock the english but when the english knock other nationalities it is often branded Rascism.



Or am I wrong ??

cruggs


Joined: 06/04/2008
Posts: 498

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 17:18

nige what about the italians, there builders are crap as well look at the leaning

tower of pizza,and the coliseum, its falling down after only 1500 years.lol

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 17:52

Just to update you all. The police were informed the next day and descriptions were given. They are looking for them.

MUSIN M


Joined: 26/06/2008
Posts: 1352

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 17:56

hi guys

the difference between the uk and the trnc is cyprus is a small place and there

isn,t too many places you can hide ,so you will be caught and when you are you will be dealt with severely ,hence the low crime .



i would be intrested on the outcome

SandyBlackCat


Joined: 12/07/2008
Posts: 55

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 18:39

Hi pussycatuk

Give my best to hubby and hope to see him back at work OK. Sorry don't have your phone number.

Derick

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 19:32

police in non uniform are going around lapta for the next few nights to see if they can find these men. Hope they dont go home before they get found. I dont mean to say typical english but the breaking of the bottle to get somebody does seem like something one of the locals would not dream of doing. I am sorry if any of my comments seem harsh but as you will all understand I am very upset at the moment with all this.

*Thanks Derick will pass your message on.

puppylover



Joined: 05/05/2008
Posts: 1427

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 20:02

Pussycatuk



Very shocked to hear of this incident.



I hope the police catch these mindless thugs and bring them to justice.

Best wishes to you and your husband. Hope he makes a speedy recovery from his injuries and also the shock of what has happened to him.



Please keep us updated on any progress.



Kind Regards.

ilovemydogs



Joined: 20/04/2008
Posts: 514

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 20:06

lets face it folks. louts get everywhere. it is usually the drink that does it no matter what nationality. too much effes these boys can't take it.

rtddci


Joined: 29/12/2007
Posts: 842

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 20:15

Cruggs

You are right what did the Romans do for us eh?

Paulie


Joined: 12/07/2008
Posts: 23

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 21:43

pussycatuk

Sorry to hear about your hubby, and of course for your distress. I hope the police do find them and sort them out. It was probably the only night they were allowed out alone - with good reason!Best wishes for the future and don't let the scum put you off trnc.

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 21:53

pussycatuk





I do hope your hubby gets over this with no lasting side effects.



feel free to post a description of the thugs and we shall keep our eyes peeled ..... mind you with 9 sprogs in tow they will not be hard to miss !!!

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 22:35

pussycatuk



Just can't understand why the owners/staff of the bar did not call the police straight away ? i do hope you all recover form this terrible ordeal .

mouse


Joined: 21/05/2008
Posts: 58

Message Posted:
10/08/2008 23:07

pussycatuk



hope the police catch these thugs, if they do, what an example to set to the 9 children. Hope they lock them up.



wish you and your hubby a speedy recovery regarding this awful, disgraceful behaviour from mindless thugs.



yvonne

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 01:52

thank you for all your kind posts...somebody thinks they may have seen the people in sunset today..

i dont understand why the police were not called asap...if they had then maybe my husband would not be fighting to save his fingers.

Anyway, all i know at this time is that one was dark haired and the other two were blonde. One blonde had glasses. Mid twenties to Mid thirties. Not much more to say. Their fists didnt have an accent so cant say where they are from.

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 01:58

by the way...my husband seems to be recovering ok. Back to hospital on tuesday to see if his fingers will be working ok after heeled. will keep you all posted. Thanks again for all the nice comments. Only wanted to warn you all that not all holiday makers are worth talking to. Its a shame that this has happened but has not put us off the TRNC. We understand that this does not happen all the time.

wearytravellers



Joined: 27/04/2007
Posts: 250

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 08:47

I am sorry for your Husband and I hope he recovers quickly, although it will leave a Mental Scar.



I do hope that TRNC can copy the Singaporean rule, if you are involved in something like this, it is recorded on the Immigration Database and a Stamp put in your passport, NO ENTRY ALLOWED when you leave, that way you are not marked forever. If this was to happen in TRNC Louts would disappear very quickly.

borodave


Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 167

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 16:16

pussycatuk were they geordies because there has been a big group of about 15 i have seen in one of the bars further up from the strip towards the town. there behavoir was terrible. they were all staying in one villa if you want to know which bar contact me and i will tell you so as you can either eye ball them for the police or dismiss them as the culprits hope i can help

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 16:31

Have the other bar/restaurant owners in Lapta/Alsancak been warned about these people? My family spends a lot of time in Sunset Club and I don't know if Un Bittlis knows about this.

girne 29


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 1488

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 16:43

pussycatuk



While talking, did they not by any chance say how long they were here for.If you could tell the police roughly when they were flying out they could just keep a watch.

A party of 3 couples and 6 children travelling as a group would be kind of unique.If flying to and from Ercan then the booking could be traced thro the airline.If travelling to Larnaca then its likely they would cross the border together,again noticeable.

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 17:01

Had a phone call to say the motly crew have been spotted tanked up in lapta emailed pussycatuk





Lets hope Lapta Police can get them today.

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 17:16

littlenige, not got this email. could you send it again or even call me on 05338728707. By the way there are 9 kids they said...even more noticeable. they must be here until at least wednesday as they said they were interested in the pool comp at JK's. I will need to let Darren and Michelle know this.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 17:20

oh , i do hope they catch them , fingers crossed

simbas

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 17:34

Resent along with description

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 17:40

My contact has called you, Good Luck.

smudge



Joined: 07/04/2008
Posts: 160

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 18:38

Hope you're husband's recovery is speedy and there is no long term damage. We'll be thinking about you both. I think it is so sick that a few mindless idiots can potentially ruin a person's career. Something similar happened to a consultant we know in Bahamas I think it was. Lost a finger - big problem - he's an ENT surgeon.



I really hope these people are caught - your description and anything more from those around at the time will surely help.

Any luck - they're already in a nice hot cell awaiting some justice.

jackeen


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 222

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 18:55

hello pussycatuk, I am so sorry to hear about your troubles. The attack was atrocious and I am sure that you are suffering along with your husband. Hopefully these people will go to the event at JK's and the police wil be waiting for them. If their family are unaware of how violent their husband/father is maybe when they hear of the terrible injuries they have inflicted whilst under the influence of drink will have a sobering effect on all. Take care and I do hope that they are caught who knows they might already have left another person injured since the attack on your husband.

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 22:27

no luck in hunting them out yet. will keep you all up to date. My husband is back to hospital in the morning to see if he still has use of his fingers. Will post update after that. Thanks again for all your help.

hus55


Joined: 11/08/2008
Posts: 29

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 23:05

hi to all, and sorry to hear about the incident!



if they live in a villa near stumbles, it might be behind the elif minimarket opposite celebrity hotel.



stumbles was built by my father inlaw ozer, and was then called Halikarnas Fish Restaurant. you might want to ask mehmet who owns elif minimarket, he may know of them. the police should have found them by now....strange!

unless they have flown back to the uk.



scum like that do not blend with the scenery, they are passing by trade!!

authentichoccie


Joined: 09/01/2008
Posts: 481

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 10:15

Pussycat,



I have sent you an email I may have some info on these guys.



Choccie

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 13:05

thanks Choccie



Have replied to your email.



take care



Claire

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 13:25

can we take some pics of thease brave men and post for all to see ??

Laptalocal


Joined: 28/02/2008
Posts: 99

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 13:59

Hi Claire, am so sorry to hear about this. Hope Mike is ok. Take care.

cyprusishome


Joined: 31/03/2007
Posts: 2381

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 14:40

Not only photos Nige, but they should be banned from ever returning to our little country.

not2sure


Joined: 15/07/2008
Posts: 79

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 14:53

In uk the pubs have a ring around system. If there has been trouble in one bar then that bar rings the next on the list that bar rings his next contact and so on Word can be spread very fast so all the bars are on the look out for the trouble makers. Also the police can be informed very fast as well Maybe after this horrific attack this should be instigated. Still dont know why the bar owners who ever they are never informed the police straight away!

Hope all went well with your husband.

RocknRoll


Joined: 12/08/2008
Posts: 10

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 14:55

Sorry to read about this and speedy recovery to your husband but why didn't someone (you/bar owners/hospital even?) call the police there and then?

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 14:57

It's all very sad but it seems that the people on this Forum are doing all the police work!!

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 15:48

I still ask why nobody called the police. I was not there when it all blew up. So did not know the extent of the fight until my husband called me on the way to the hospital.

The police seem to think they would have gone home (uk)after doing such a thing, so I think they may have just left it at that. I dont think they would have gone home. They seemed too brash(from what i saw) to run after the event. Also not sure how hurt they may have been. Their wives were not with them so they may not know anything of the event that took place. They may not even know their husbands are capable of such things.

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 16:01

I assume they didn't turn up at JK's then last night??



Hope hubby is OK at hospital later.



MC

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 16:06

Also not sure how hurt they may have been.



Was your Husband able to "get a few digs in then"?

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 16:07

its wednesday night for the pool comp. So we are still yet to see if they do.

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 16:17

the bar owner put a chair over the back of one to get them off when more than one person had my husband on the ground.

We are very lucky my husband had responses as quick as he had,the guys actually went for his face. He could have lost an eye of even had his throat cut. Luckily its his hand and wrist that were slashed.

spook


Joined: 23/01/2008
Posts: 244

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 16:17

With the system that operates at the various crossing points one would think that the police would be able to check the computer records which should show such a large party entering or leaving the TRNC,they must have also had transport to and from the airport and/or car hire,strikes me that the police are not to bothered, after all its only a "brit"

Lionheart


Joined: 29/06/2008
Posts: 58

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 16:19

mcsteviet,



Wednesday night is the JK's event.

chick


Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 323

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 16:32

Surely for such a large party of people they stick out like sore thumbs.The Villa Owner or people in nearby Villas surely would notice or read this forum.

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 17:30

I am thinking it might be wise to look for them at the Lapta Belediyesi Park Restaurant tonight. Always a possibility they may go to it. It`s karaoke with I think Tony. Anyway folks, be alert. The police station is only just around the corner.

lovingcyprus


Joined: 02/03/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 18:49

Anyone contacted any of the taxi or hire car companies???

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 18:54

pussycatuk - has your husband been interviewed by the police?? I just can't believe why these people have not been arrested yet - how can they possibly escape?? Not unless they were on a day trip from the South. It just beggers belief.

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 21:18

the bar owner made the initial report and they have not even been to see my husband. I dont understand it all either. My husband now wants to forget the whole thing and let it go but i am still angry at what they did and like said in previous posts, dont want this to happen to other people.

I dont think they should be treat with the friendly manner that the rest of us deserve.

chris72


Joined: 30/06/2008
Posts: 9

Message Posted:
12/08/2008 23:52

Really sorry to hear about this.We(wife and 2 young children) have just got back from a great week at the Malpas Hotel and everyone in TRNC were so friendly.We flew in and out of Larnaca,but guess who was causing trouble in the airport,yes the Brits.I know you cannot tar everyone with the same brush but it is always the same.We went to TRNC to get away from these sort of people and hopefully they will feel the full force of the law and not spoil a beautifull country.Hope your husband gets well soon.

newlad



Joined: 02/03/2008
Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 00:04

This is so sad.Just read every single post.Hope your husband recovers both physically and mentally from this horrible ordeal.Animals like these need stringing up,

Best regards,

Paul.

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 07:59

Having heard a few rumours of this horrible incident I think there are more than2 sides to this story.



Pussycats version



Her hubbys version



The thugs version



The bar owners version



And what acctually happened.



Could the events have been avoided ?



Why oh Why did the bar owner not call the Police as events unfolded ?



I hope the thugs are caught justice prevails and lessons are learned.

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 12:03

If the alleged victim hasn't even made a complaint, then it's highly unlikely a crime report has been reported or logged. I agree with Nige. The police probably think drunken English yobs aren't worth wasting time on. As I said before, the TRNC seems to have attracted undesirables and lowlifes in huge numbers in recent years

chick


Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 323

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 12:05

I have been thinking along the same lines,glad you brought it up first. But have these thugs given a version!!!!

Chessman


Joined: 13/05/2008
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 13:41

PP ''As I said before, the TRNC seems to have attracted undesirables and lowlifes in huge numbers in recent years''



Huge numbers? any stats. on that as it would be very interesting to see the development.

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 14:11

I agree that they will have their version which is why it would be better if i could catch up with them to ask them their version. I was not there at the time and can only go on what my 13 year old daughter saw and what my hubby remembers, which he claims not to be too much once the fighting started.

My husband has never been in a fight in his life so this comes as a big shock to all his family. I am only saying this so you know that its not in his manner to be fighting. Verbally or physically.

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 14:18

oh and my daughter believes they were not geordies.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 14:18

Re message 81 could not agree more ,def lowlifes undesirable bully's but don't start me off with that one .

I just hope this poor family can get back on track .

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 17:13

Chessman,



You only have to walk down the High Street to see what I mean. Bloated beer guts, tattoos, sweaty red faces, bling, inappropriate clothes and swearing.



And as for the men...

frontalman



Joined: 28/02/2008
Posts: 499

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 17:39

Your beginning to repeat yourself, Eric. Still, the old ones are the best ones!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 17:44

Come on now Eric. Get some new material. ;)

ROBnJO


Joined: 30/06/2008
Posts: 1289

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 17:46

Eric was just walking past those shops with mirrors in their windows!

Chessman


Joined: 13/05/2008
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 18:02

PtePike



I was going to say that your reply does not prove your statement. However, your comment made me laugh as it was very visual! I can't be serious now!

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 20:56

Doyen: "Come on now Eric. Get some new material. ;)"



Only if you promise to stop lifting mine.

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 20:59

Frontal: "Your (sic) beginning to repeat yourself, Eric."



You must be a real fan to read so many of my cross-BB posts. I'm sending you a bag with a balloon and a packet of Haribos.

Paulie


Joined: 12/07/2008
Posts: 23

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 23:24

How is your husband now? Hope that his injuries are improving. Its sad that this type of thing happens at all. I hope it hasnt caused too much distress to your poor daughter too. Best wishes.

Paulies better half.

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
19/08/2008 14:54

What is the latest on this, did anyone catch them and more importantly, how is the victim getting on.



I would be very interested to here on both points



MC

McSteviet



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1089

Message Posted:
28/08/2008 14:19

Can I ask again, what was the outcome of this?



Did anyone get caught?



and Pussycatuk, how is your husband doing....



MC

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
28/08/2008 14:32

my husband is doing ok...got a little movement in fingers now. Got lots of work to do to get full use of his hand again though. Will take months.

We went to the police a week after this all happened with info that people had passed onto us from this post and by texting us. The police had not heard anything about the incident. We put a report in instantly. We then went to the bar owner and asked why he had lied to us....

The bar owner told his version to the police and it all seemed to be way out of line. For instance he said he missed some of it as the music was playing..the music had stopped some hours earlier!!!! then it was said that my husband broke a glass in his own hand...I could go on and on with the little discrepincies in the bar owners story. As he told the the nurses in casualty and also to my mother when she turned up that he had been attacked. He brought a police friend with him to our home on a sunday - not official may i say and said that if we proceeded then they would prosecute my husband also and that we should retract the statement we made. The bar owner is on his last warning for trouble in his bar and if my husband had gone ahead with stuff he would lose his licience. Which is why he brought his friend (police officer) around to get us to cancel the statement.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
28/08/2008 14:45

thats outrageous pussy , surely the unoficial visit in itself speaks volumes , would'nt you say ? , what a predicament to find yourselves in , what are you going to do ?

good wishes , simbas

Wilts Girl


Joined: 16/07/2008
Posts: 159

Message Posted:
28/08/2008 14:45

Gosh, am really surprised this kind of violence has found its way to Northern Cyprus. Hope your husband is getting better PussycatUK.



I must agree Brits abroad don’t have the best reputation but I know that TRNC visitors don’t tend to be in this category. I would like to think this is a one off but seems not judging by the situation the bar owner is in. Unless of course previous incidents were locals.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
28/08/2008 15:06

It really is a sad state of affairs , but if you read the papers in North Cyprus crime rate appears to be on the up , i do hope the officials take note of this as the TRNC is such a lovely place , the question is for how long ?

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
28/08/2008 15:53

Which bar did this incident occur in please?

stubs


Joined: 01/07/2008
Posts: 641

Message Posted:
28/08/2008 16:33

pussycat



What exactly would they charge your husband with?

littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
28/08/2008 16:44

the cactus bar seems to have a lot to answer for then.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
28/08/2008 16:54

it should be black listed !!

pussycatuk


Joined: 26/11/2007
Posts: 315

Message Posted:
28/08/2008 17:45

not sure what they would charge him with but he was unsettled at the thought of even being charged. We love this country and did not want to do anything that would make us have to leave.

The CACTUS bar has a lot to answer for. I would not name it at first but as they have been so bad about the whole situation then i have no worries in doing so now.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
30/08/2008 00:49

I am so very sorry it must have been a nightmare for you and your daughter. I really hope your husband makes a good recovery. Has the BRS helped you if now try the High commision even though hey are based south they have an interest here. As far as i know british law still rules here I hope Carole and Murat feel with their hearts I would if it was one of my customers. I really hope that these people can be found and peace can be with you.This little piece of paradise has had enough bad publicity with roperty bogus builders and mafia without larger louts to del with. Your poor husband wong place wrong time. My heart goes out to you all and I wish I could help you xx

RedSnapper


Joined: 12/08/2008
Posts: 540

Message Posted:
30/08/2008 03:34

violence is nothing new in this area.. new years eve after the firework celebration car park at club nite park saw the three of us attacked by a pack of wolves, young tc`s, broken nose and wounds the result. worse than the chavs in manchester, police did nothing but did show. believe me they stick together.

jackeen


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 222

Message Posted:
30/08/2008 11:08

Pussycatuk, I do hope that you and your family can put this incident to the back of your minds, eventually. Obviously the bar owner is well in with the law. You live there and yet you are not scared to mention the bar or the owner that must show something. There must be something else that you can do to get justice for your husbands injuries and the trauma your daughter must be going through? Take care and remember these thugs are only in a minority the world over and what goes around comes arounds.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
30/08/2008 11:11

Red snapper .

''Crikey '' what exactly happened ? and where >

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
30/08/2008 12:47

Quotes: "The Cactus Bar has a lot to answer for" and "it should be blacklisted".



Please don't forget that you are only getting one side of the story here. The owners of this bar are not responsible for what happened to this man and you seem to have forgotten all about the 3 men that carried out this attack.



It is a shame that the bar owner is now taking all the flack for this incident despite the fact that he "put a chair over the back of one of them to get them off". Maybe if the victim had reported it to the police straight away instead of waiting a week then the police may have had a chance to find the actual perpetrators.



I am sorry that your husband was injured but if my husband was attacked I wouldn't be relying on other people to go to the police.

chick


Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 323

Message Posted:
30/08/2008 13:09

Joandjelly.



Last paragraph, Well said.

RedSnapper


Joined: 12/08/2008
Posts: 540

Message Posted:
30/08/2008 15:45

PIPIE- after the fireworks display in the car park behind the big screen t.v and the tombs. T.C lads parked up in their souped up hondas and corsas etc started bothering my friends attractive girlfriend and when he took them to task and stood up for her they swarmed on us, about five of them with about another five or six between the cars, a proper gang. An Indian looking chap helped us stop them after they had punched and kicked him in the head, it was terrifying and his girl was screaming and crying. Someone called the Police but the guys had all faded into the night and the Police just looked on and had a walk round. A very rare occurence i think but it was obviously not the first time they`d done something like that judging by the way they worked.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
30/08/2008 15:56

Now it is funny you should say the carpark, cause back in July we saw cars ,gangs parked with music blaring and we commented , then, that this gathering was unusual , in fact it reminded us of the UK , As anyone else seen these gatherings ? certainly needs discouraging as we felt ,how can i say uneasy , but there was no trouble .

RedSnapper


Joined: 12/08/2008
Posts: 540

Message Posted:
30/08/2008 16:16

That`s exactly how it was and the intimidating feeling same as you do get in the U.K. Two of the guys were tall with "mullet" hair styles, all late teens, early twenties. Think the Police should park there unless they know them.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
30/08/2008 16:20

perhaps there will be more feedback on this Red snapper lets hope this is stamped out before it escualates look at the UK .

lesshaw42



Joined: 21/01/2009
Posts: 101

Message Posted:
28/01/2009 14:16

All this violence,and were buying a house in lapta,mmmm must be better than east london,but doesnt sound like it,sounds more like the wild west..