Taekwondo Assault

Cyprus -- A 26-year-old martial arts taekwondo "expert" was recently found guilty of assaulting a Nicosia traffic warden and causing actual bodily harm in August 2008.

The incident took place when the 26-year-old man -- reportedly a taekwondo champion -- parked his car in a handicapped spot, according to cyprus-mail.com.

As the warden issued a fine and placed it on defendants' car's windshield the car owner returned to the scene. Upon seeing the traffic warden he began shouting and swearing at him, even though the warden pointed out he had been illegally parked.

When the traffic warden demanded to know the 26-year-old's details to report him to police for the verbal assault, the defendant pushed him causing the traffic warden to fall to the ground.

As the defendant got in his car and made to leave, the traffic warden put out his hand to stop him and cracked the vehicle's windshield. This enraged the martial arts expert who then got out of the car, kicked and grabbed the traffic warden by the neck bringing him to his knees and unable to breathe.

Thanks to the intervention of eyewitnesses the defendant was pulled off his victim.

Police Found Weapons

Cyprus -- Two brothers, 23 and 28, attacked four officers with swords after they came to search their home for drugs August 3, according to cyprus-mail.com.

The men are believed to be hiding out in the occupied areas. The men's father, mother and 15-year-old brother were all arrested after the vicious assault, which left four members of the Drug Squad and Crime Prevention Unit in hospital, two of them with serious injuries.

The attack took place when officers went to the house in central Limassol to search for drugs and weapons. The two brothers attacked the officers with swords and other martial arts weapons after police attempted to arrest their father.