Claim: Boraides, a cousin of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, was responsible for capturing Hypatius with his brother on the last day of the Nika riots, dragging Him down from the throne, handing him over together with Pompeius to the emperor.
Evidence: Boraides (Greek: Βοραΐδης, d. 548) was a cousin of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565), better known for his role in ending the Nika riots of 532. On the last day of the Nika riots, Boraides and Justus were responsible for capturing Hypatius, whom the populace had declared emperor, and his brother Pompeius. When the rout had become complete and there had already been great slaughter of the populace, Boraides and Justus, nephews of the Emperor Justinian, without anyone daring to lift a hand against them, dragged Hypatius down from the throne, and, leading him in, handed him over together with Pompeius to the emperor."