Two men to appear in court over killing of Kent man George Low who was knifed to death in Ayia Napa
Tragic holidaymaker allegedly killed after row about urinating in the street
TWO men who were hunted over the brutal killing of a Brit while he was holidaying in Ayia Napa have been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Cops in Cyprus had been searching for Mehmet Akbar, 22, and Ahmed Salih, 43, who are alleged to have knifed George Low to death after a row about urinating in public.
George, 22, was with his friend Ben Barker when they are said to have rowed with the men outside a bar in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The estate agent from Dartford, Kent, died from a knife wound to the neck in the pre-dawn attack on the busy street.
Eyewitnesses have said the assault was "completely random" but it has been widely reported that George had argued with the men before his death.
Ben, also 22, was knifed multiple times and is still recovering at Larnaca General Hospital on the island.
Akinpar and Salih were captured in the city of Kyrenia on the north coast of Cyprus yesterday evening and are due in court today.
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The pair were thought to be Turkish Cypriot nationals, but Cypriot media have since reported one of them is Turkish while the other is Bulgarian,
Turkish-Cypriot newspaper Yeniduzen have defined the pair as a Turkish Kurd and a Bulgarian Muslim, but it is not known who is who.
A third man from from the island's capital Nicosia is wanted for helping the pair escape.
Investigators are treating the case as murder and attempted murder.
Akpinar's girlfriend has already been in court this week on suspicion of help the duo in their getaway.
Koulla Anastasiou, 49, has allegedly told cops that her boyfriend admitted to her that he had killed George.
She told them an argument broke out after the 22-year-old from Dartford, Kent, was seen urinating in the street.
Anastasiou admitted travelling to Ayia Napa that night to take her boyfriend a change of clothes.
Mr Low's mother Helen, 47, welcomed the development and said: "We have not heard anything official from CID, but we are aware of the reports and are overjoyed.
"We just want justice for George and Ben, who has been left traumatised by all this. We want justice for them both and will now have to wait."
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The tragic young man leaves behind mum Helen, 47, brothers Wesley and Oliver, 23 and 11, and sisters Laurie and Millie, 29 and 17.
George had pent two previous seasons in the resort as a club rep and manager, and was last there in June celebrating his birthday.
They flew out to the island on Tuesday to have their son repatriated.