A 27-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday after a complaint that a handbag with thousands of euros had been stolen from a car left unlocked in the city.

The car belonged to a 68-year-old woman. The handbag contained €8,200 and various personal documents.

The incident had been reported at 2.15pm and at 7pm the police arrested the suspect who was found in possession of €7,780 and a mobile phone belonging to the woman.

Police investigations are ongoing.