Crime
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Maltese Poacher Given Lifetime Hunting Ban and Hefty Fine
Image Source : Maltese Bird Atlas Christopher Mercieca, a 40-year-old resident of Santa Venera, Malta, has been sentenced to a lifetime hunting ban and fined €5,000 for illegally shooting and killing a protected short-toed eagle.…
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Women Charged After High-Speed Chase, Drug Bust
Lorraine Vella, a 52-year-old resident of Bormla, was arraigned before Magistrate Noel Bartolo on Monday, facing charges of cocaine and heroin possession, reckless driving, and recidivism. According to Inspector Sarah Kathleen Zerafa, Vella led police…
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Man Remanded in Custody after Threatening to behead his Former Girlfriend
A 49-year-old Tarxien man was remanded in custody on Monday for allegedly threatening to behead his ex-girlfriend during a heated argument. The incident occurred early Sunday morning when the woman mentioned a third party’s name,…
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Man Accused of Harassing and Assaulting his female housemate with a knife, faces multiple charges
A 35 year-old construction worker was placed in jail on Tuesday. He was accused of assaulting sexually and seriously injuring one of his female friends with an axe.John Frances, a Nigerian citizen living in Marsaxlokk…