A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, among other accusations, after an incident in a block of flats which left a 27-year-old man requiring a craniectomy, the police said on Sunday.

He was on Sunday remanded in custody for eight days.

A craniectomy is a type of brain surgery where a part of one’s skull is removed by a surgeon to relieve pressure.

The incident reportedly took place in the Larnaca suburb of Oroklini,.

The 27-year-old is, according to the police, in a critical condition.

According to the Cyprus News Agency, a man who is believed to be the block of flats’ manager went to the building in an attempt to evict 15 third-country nationals who were “living there illegally” after having obtained an eviction order.

Shortly afterwards, the police were called to the scene but initially found that the situation was “under control”.

However, it was reported that there was an “escalation of incidents”, with tear gas then being deployed against the third-country nationals, who had allegedly attacked the police.

The 27-year-old is now understood to have been one of the third-country nationals.

The police’s investigation into the matter is ongoing.