Man caught red-handed kicking car denied bail

A Somali man has been denied bail by a court after he denied capriciously damaging a parked vehicle near the Marsa open centre yesterday. 

Before Magistrate Gabriella Vella this morning, Abdiqani Mahad Mohamed, 21, was charged with causing €2,000 worth of willful damage to a Chevrolet Aveo. He was also accused of relapsing. 

Inspector Daryl Borg told the court that yesterday afternoon at about 3pm, the owner of the Chevy noticed a man, later confirmed to be the defendant, viciously kicking his car.

Asked whether he was pleading guilty to the charges the accused insisted that he had only touched the vehicle. The court noted a plea of not guilty.No request for bail was made.

Lawyer Benjamin Valenzia, was legal aid to the defendant.