Man charged with stalking and raping woman he was having secret affair with

A 44-year-old man from Floriana has been charged with stalking, attacking and raping a woman who wanted to end an extramarital relationship the two were having.

Prosecuting inspectors John Spiteri and Jeffrey Scicluna told the court that police investigations had found footage of the woman crying and telling the man to stop. She did not know she was being filmed, the inspectors said.

The couple were both in a relationship with other individuals while they were having an affair and the court heard how, the man could not accept that the affair had come to an end when the woman decided to call it off, resulting in him threatening to tell her partner about their relationship.

The court, presided over by Magistrate Joe Mifsud, denied the man’s request for bail.

In a separate case, Mifsud also handed Xuereb’s former partner Eli Velichkovikj, a six-month suspended sentence for threatening to share footage of Xuereb and his lover, after she had found out about the affair.

The court heard how Velichkovikj had come to Malta to be with Xuereb and had been in a relationship with him for a number of years.

Legal aid Josette Sultana appeared for Velichovikj, while lawyer Stephanie Abela appeared for the accused.