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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

Cop gives account of road rage attack by martial arts practitioner

A police officer who was assaulted in his car while being off-duty has given...

Court & Police

Hijackers identified themselves by putting hands up, court hears

In the compilation of evidence against hijack suspects Moussa Shah Soko and Ali...

Court & Police

Prosecutor dares defence to back up arguments with evidence in people-smuggling trial

A prosecutor at the trial of an Ethiopian man accused of smuggling 181...

Court & Police

Mangion Walker murder | Suspect refuses to testify against man accused of hiding body

Andrew Mangion, suspected of murdering his wife, Eleanor Mangion Walker, has...

Court & Police

Man accused of punching wife on the nose granted bail, a week after arraignment

The court had initially denied the accused bail due to the risk that he attempt...

Court & Police

Constitutional court revokes businessman's bail until final decision on extradition to Lithuania

Angelo Frank Spiteri, the director of a Lithuanian-registered travel company,...

Court & Police

Update 2 | 'I was just a passenger,' man accused of people smuggling tells jury

Hadish Abayu, accused of people smuggling, has told jurors that he was one of...

Court & Police

Shoplifters admit to theft caught on CCTV

A court has condemned two men to a two-year suspended sentence after...

Court & Police

Man jailed for 22 months for stealing mobile phones from Paceville club

A man has been convicted of theft, aggravated by time and value of the...

Court & Police

Serial fraudster jailed for 2008 fraud

Serial fraudster Olaf Cini has been jailed for 17 months for filing a false...

Court & Police

Drug reforms don’t let traffickers off the hook, Court says in 40-month jail decision

A court has held that recent amendments to drug laws did not mean that the...

Court & Police

Suspended sentence for company director charged with fraud

The 43-year-old man from Sliema admitted to defrauding four individuals

Court & Police

Court denies 21-year-old thief bail

“Malta is going to lose its reputation for safety because of people like...

Court & Police

Murdered woman's partner says alleged killer had hurt victim in the past

Caroline Magri was found dead in her apartment in Ta’ Giorni in September...

Court & Police

Court dismisses government's appeal against Malian man's bail

A court has thrown out an appeal filed by the government against a decree which...

Court & Police

Updated | Victims identified accused as person they had paid to be smuggled into Italy, jury hears

A jury trying a man for people smuggling 11 years after he was...

Court & Police

Mangion Walker murder | Ex-husband was suicidal for a week after arrest, court told

Duty psychiatrist had suggested Andrew Mangion be detained in an isolation...

Court & Police

Drunk driver charged with Zabbar hit-and-run that killed dog, injured owner

A man has been arraigned in court in connection with a hit-and-run traffic...

Court & Police

Jason Azzopardi sues Owen Bonnici for libel over 'sinister' Lowenbrau allegations

Nationalist MP sues Justice Minister for libel over allegations...

National

Conference highlights mixed reactions to amended EU firearms directive

Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela emphasises need to find right balance...