An 18-year-old girl was arrested in connection with the robbery of a 64-year-old man, police announced on Monday, as two other teenage girls have already been arrested in connection with the case.

The 18-year-old is alleged to have been one of the people who arrived on the scene in a car when the 64-year-old man was lured around the back of a fast-food restaurant in Limassol.

When the car arrived, the 64-year-old man was punched in the face, and his wallet, which contained €5,000 in cash and his identity card, was stolen.

The girl is expected to appear in court on Monday for the issue of a remand.

The two other teenage girls involved, aged 16 and 15, were both handed remands over the weekend for their parts in the alleged crime.

The 16-year-old was handed a five-day remand on Saturday, while the 15-year-old was handed a six-day remand on Friday.

The 16-year-old girl had allegedly been invited by the 64-year-old to his hotel room, having “recently met” him through the 15-year-old girl. Once at the hotel room, she reportedly asked to go out for a meal.

They then went to a fast-food restaurant, before the 16-year-old girl asked him to go around the back of the building to meet the 15-year-old girl.

Once the pair were there, a vehicle arrived with the 15-year-old girl, another girl, and two boys inside.

One of the two boys then allegedly attacked the man with a spray and punched him in the face.

The five youths then left the scene, and the man was taken to the Limassol general hospital, where he was given medical treatment and then discharged.

The police have reported that “no issue of sexual exploitation by the complainant has been established”, and their investigation into the matter is ongoing.