Times of Malta says that a 95-year old woman, mauled to death inside her Msida home last year by her grandson’s pet pitbulls, was found lying motionless in a pool of blood with parts of her body missing, a court heard.
MaltaToday reports that the Malta Developers Association (MDA) has distanced itself from building contractor Glen Farrugia, who is being questioned by the police over the incident involving a migrant construction worker who was left injured on a road in Mellieħa.
Newsbook reports former PBS CEO John Bundy was “unfairly dismissed” by the public broadcaster, a court confirmed on Wednesday.
TVM says that a man aged 36 from Qormi was grievously injured when he was involved a motorcycle accident yesterday
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Covid-19 Update: Active cases in Malta dropped to 333 on Wednesday after eight new cases and 45 recoveries. Eleven patients remain in hospital, two in intensive care.
PM denies direct involvement in migrants case
Prime Minister Robert Abela denied direct involvement in the case were scores of migrants were rescued by private fishing boats and returned to Libya. “I am proud of what we did because although we had no obligation, we went beyond the call of duty. No prime minister in the world would get involved in the nitty gritty of rescues. We were just a month into the COVID pandemic,” Abela told the presiding judge on Wednesday.
Morning Briefing
Shock and anger after injured migrant is dumped on country road
Social media commentators were left in awe after images of an injured migrant worker who was allegedly dumped on the roadside after falling at a construction site. The Police said that a contractor is being questioned, while the 32-year-old man from Ghana. He told those who stopped to help him that his boss had abandoned him there because he didn’t have a work permit. The President, Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition, together with numerous stakeholders expressed their anger and disappointment and called for swift justice. The Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers said that the incident was further proof that contractors should require a licence to operate.
Rights of unborn child should not be neglected, says PM
PM Robert Abela said that his personal position against abortion has always been clear, but added that he respects the divergence of opinions on the subject. Speaking at a press briefing after a meeting of the European Parliament’s S&D Group, he insisted that the rights of the unborn child should not be neglected in any abortion debate. Iratxe García Perez, President of the S&D group, stated that her position is in “clear defence of the rights of women”. The discussion should go on, but we should respect the divergent perspectives. I look forward to the discussion continuing,” Abela added.
Less restrictions for bars and restaurants allowing only vaccinated people
Bars and restaurants will have their restrictions eased if they restrict entrance to COVID-19 vaccine certificate holders as of October 9. This includes allowing up to eight people at a table, with such tables possibly being 1.5m apart, rather than two. Opening hours will be extended by an hour to 3am while customers can served at bars with Perspex.
Covid-19 Update There were 16 new cases and 37 new recoveries. 13 patients are currently being treated in Mater Dei, 3 of whom are in the ITU.
