Matthew
Agius

Follow MatthewAgius on Twitter

Matthew Agius is Senior Reporter on Law and Court Affairs at MaltaToday. He is also a Legal Procurator and Commissioner for Oaths. Prior to reading Law at the University of Malta, Matthew served in the British Army.

Court & Police

No bail for British man charged with trafficking eight grams of cannabis

Man was arrested after a police officer spotted him selling eight grams of...

Court & Police

Man charged with arson attack at Ħal Far Detention Centre

A Malian man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court on charges...

Court & Police

Murder victim had 45 stab wounds, blood found in accused’s bedroom

An autopsy carried out on Mario Farrugia’s remains revealed that he had...

Court & Police

Court gives Security Service one week to exhibit George Degiorgio phone tap warrant

George and Alfred Degiorgio are requesting the cancellation of criminal...

Court & Police

Malta found to have breached human rights by denying IVF due to woman's age

The European Court of Human Rights has declared that the local health...

Court & Police

Thief released on bail, pending pre-sentencing report

A man from Valletta has been released on bail, pending a pre-sentencing report,...

Court & Police

Woman admits to stealing from Valletta jeweller while on probation

Her lawyer asked the court to convert itself into a drug court because of the...

Court & Police

Prison visitor's rights breached when she was not informed of her right to refuse a strip search

A judge has ruled that a woman's rights were breached when prison guards...

Court & Police

Europol expert exhibits report on more than 20 items seized during police Maksar raids

Robert Agius and Jamie Vella are charged with supplying the bomb that killed...

Court & Police

Man’s violence against daughter caught on audio recording of Easter incident

Girl describes how man grabbed eldest daughter by the hair and slammed her head...

Court & Police

Yorgen Fenech’s vast wealth is flight risk, judge says in human rights case

Judge turns down human rights claim by Tumas magnate Yorgen Fenech against bail...

Court & Police

Court finds prison authorities guilty of degrading and inhuman treatment

Court finds prison authorities guilty of breaching a couple's human rights...

$Magistrate, police inspectors, to testify on brothel operator's threats and insults in courtroom fracas$

Court & Police

Magistrate, police inspectors, to testify on brothel operator's threats and insults in courtroom fracas

A magistrate and two police inspectors are expected to testify against a woman...

Court & Police

Couple sentenced for running massage parlour brothels

Court orders further investigations into the sources of wealth of the accused

Court & Police

Judge dismisses Vince Muscat’s claims of ‘hidden conspiracy’ behind 2020 pardon refusals

Vince Muscat claimed his pardon requests had been refused in order to protect...

Court & Police

Victim recalls Marsa garden knife attack: ‘I woke up to find this man with a knife in his hand’

The victim suffered a wound to his hand and started bleeding when he...

Court & Police

Goldcar Operations 'owner' shows little knowledge about company in Christian Borg illegal employment case

Apart from the Rabat kidnapping, Christian Borg is also charged with employing...

Court & Police

Court places burden of proof on author Mark Camilleri in Rosianne Cutajar defamation case

A request by lawyers for MP Rosianne Cutajar, asking that the burden of proof...

Court & Police

Magistrate recommends police investigate former OPM official Neville Gafà over bribery claims

Magistrate dismisses two libel cases filed by Neville Gafà, urges police...

Court & Police

Four years’ jail for mugging that led to death of 80-year-old woman

Woman sentenced to four years in prison for complicity in two muggings in...