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 He was brought before a judge in the Magistrate Charmaine Galea. He was accused of aggravated grievous bodily injury and attempted grievous bodily injury with a knife as well as aggravated theft.
In addition, he was charged with repeatedly harassing her over the course of the last seven months. He also detained the victim at her whim as an attempt to force her to accept an act of sexual degrading and humiliating, as well as the housemate of his to be afraid of the possibility of violence being used against the woman.
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An additional charge, which relates to the serious theft of an earphone set at her residence was adduced.The incident was not the subject of any investigation. were disclosed in the courtroom today, other than what was mentioned in the charge sheet.Frances claimed in court that she worked as a construction worker and pleaded not guilty.
Bail did not get requested.The judge ruled in favour of the prosecutor’s demand for an order of protection of the accused victim whom is not identified in the report in order to prevent the possibility of a second being targeted.Inspector of the police Andrew Agius Bonello prosecuted, along with the lawyers Jurgen Dalli as well as Valentina Cassar of the Office of the Attorney General.
