Tag: victim
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Labour politician who wants to muzzle the press makes hay from stories by the press
The snivelling hypocrisy of some is written plainly across their foreheads. Labour MP Ramona Attard has been making a great deal of noise and protest over the Church’s decision not to take disciplinary action against Gozitan priest Michael Said. She says that victims should not report such cases to the Church, but to the Police.…
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No action to be taken against Michael Said by the Church after brokering hush-money to rape victim
Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma announced earlier today that no action will be taken against Gozitan priest Michael Said following two separate investigations commissioned by the Church, one by the Safeguarding Commission and another by the Gozitan Curia. The Bishop said that, following press reports about the case, the Church initiated its own investigations and appealed…
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Updated: Teen’s friend’s harrowing testimony reveals threats day before knife attack, as bail denied again to Jake Dalli Balzan
In a new development, a friend of the 15-year-old girl – victim of the violent assault at the Hal Kirkop school – testified in court about all that led to the attack. She narrated an incident that had happened one day before. That very day a 13-year-old schoolmate, allegedly the same person involved in the…
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24-year-old driver suffers serious injuries in Birżebbuġa car accident
Early Saturday morning, police were alerted to a traffic accident on Dawret il-Qalb Imqaddsa Street in Birżebbuġa at around 2am. Preliminary investigations by police officers revealed that a 24-year-old male had lost control of his Toyota and crashed into a wall. After emergency personnel arrived on the scene, the driver was taken by ambulance to…
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34-year-old man hospitalised with serious injuries after traffic accident in Fgura
A 34-year-old man from Ħal Għaxaq was hospitalised following a traffic accident that occurred on Thursday at approximately 9:45 am in Żabbar Road, Fgura. Preliminary police investigations revealed that the incident involved a collision between a Honda motorcycle, driven by the victim, and a Ford Transit van driven by a 63-year-old resident of Birkirkara. Emergency…
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Elderly man hospitalised after argument in St. Paul’s Bay; Three suspects detained
At around 10:30 am on Thursday morning, police were called to Tartarun Street in St. Paul’s Bay following reports of a dispute. Upon their immediate arrival, authorities found a 70-year-old British man injured, reportedly following an argument with several individuals. A medical team attended to the victim, who was subsequently taken to Mater Dei Hospital…
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Two men hospitalised after separate traffic accidents
Two men have been rushed to Mater Dei Hospital following separate traffic accidents that occurred on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning in different locations around Malta. The first accident took place at around 6:30 pm on Triq iż-Żejtun, Ħal Tarxien. Preliminary reports indicate that a 70-year-old man from Ħaż-Żabbar was struck by a Ford…
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Will the police officer who told off this victim get suspended?
It’s good that the press takes up stories of victims when justice fails them. The press is the last and only alternative resort to victims when the authorities fail them. Michelle De Battista, interviewed by Newsbook, was assaulted by a man in Marsa. She subsequently filed a police report and was told the police wouldn’t…