Police in Nicosia are investigating a case of premeditated murder, classified as femicide, with the victim identified as 58-year-old Afsaneh Mohammadi from Iran.

A 62-year-old man has been arrested and remanded for eight days in connection with the case.

According to police, authorities received information at around 2.30am on Wednesday about an injured woman at a residence in Nicosia.

The victim, who had sustained a serious head injury, died while being transported by ambulance to Nicosia general hospital.

The scene was cordoned off for examinations, while the Nicosia CID is continuing its investigation.