Loan shark victim denied bail after chaotic plea over electronics misappropriation
A 43-year-old NGO worker who had fallen victim to loan sharks has been denied bail after allegedly misappropriating electronic devices to settle another debt
Man admits to 24 theft charges across four localities
24-year-old man with no fixed address, pleads guilty to a string of thefts, damage and fraudulent payment-instrument offences committed over three weeks in St Julian’s,...
Drug trafficker jailed 11 years and fined €18,000

The man pleaded guilty in October as part of a plea agreement with the Attorney...

The man pleaded guilty in October as part of a plea...

Fraud suspect who misappropriated €114,000 from Novum Bank maxed out credit card limits

Man who is suspected of defrauding €114,000 from a bank maxed out the credit card limits and altered the details of 37 customer accounts through the...

Man who is suspected of defrauding €114,000 from a...

Case of Gozitan music teacher who defiled and sexually harassed three minors to be reheard

Case of music teacher convicted of defiling three minors aged five, seven, and eleven to be reheard after court overturns judgment on the basis the punishment...

Case of music teacher convicted of defiling three minors...

British authorities will no longer pursue Vitals inquiry court expert Jeremy Harbinson

Lawyer Sean Xerri De Caro from the Attorney General’s international relations department tells court UK authorities consider the matter...

Lawyer Sean Xerri De Caro from the Attorney General’s...

MFA appeals board overturns three-match suspension for Marsaxlokk player

Malta Football Association Appeals Board overturns three-match suspension issued to Marsaxlokk FC player Jose Ulises Arias, ruling there was insufficient...

Malta Football Association Appeals Board overturns...

Worker, 25, dies at db towers construction site in Pembroke

A 25-year-old man falls two-storeys to his death on db Group construction site...

A 25-year-old man falls two-storeys to his death on db...

Court overturns fines for Lidl managers over price-display breaches

Appeals Court rules that discrepancies between shelf and cash prices amounted...

Appeals Court rules that discrepancies between shelf and...

Court upholds €75 planning fine after ruling permits were ‘substantively connected’

The Court of Appeal rejects an appeal by Victor Testa over a €75 penalty for failing to file a commencement notice, ruling that two permits issued for the...

The Court of Appeal rejects an appeal by Victor Testa over...

Court of Criminal Appeal annuls sentence in fatal 2017 traffic case over unlawful penalty

Court of Criminal Appeal rules sentence imposed on Godfrey Gambin for involuntary homicide was legally invalid, sending the case back to the Court of...

Court of Criminal Appeal rules sentence imposed on Godfrey...

Ex-couple renounce charges against each other after breaching protection orders

The woman had claimed her ex breached a protection order, but further investigations found that she had sent him a Facebook friend request first

The woman had claimed her ex breached a protection order,...

Prison inmate found explosives document on bed, court hears

Testimony from a CCF sergeant and fellow inmate focuses on handwritten document...

Testimony from a CCF sergeant and fellow inmate focuses on...

Man gets suspended sentence after fleeing accident scene and driving without licence

When questioned by police, accused alleged he was not the one driving but later plead guilty to the charges

When questioned by police, accused alleged he was not the...

Magistrate warns man’s retrial risks exposing his victim to prolonged ordeal

Moira Cauchi was left severely disabled after being mowed down by a speeding car driven by Renald Aquilina. Now, a magistrate warns that re-trying Aquilina for...

Moira Cauchi was left severely disabled after being mowed...

Three including boxer Scott Dixon acquitted after St Julian’s arena fight during boxing match

Three men acquitted of charges arising from an altercation in February at the Bay Arena in St Julian’s whilst watching a boxing match

Three men acquitted of charges arising from an...

Alleged rapist was scheduled to depart Malta to get married day after arrest

The alleged rape took place hours before the suspect was set to leave Malta to get married

The alleged rape took place hours before the suspect was...

Court overturns man’s traffic offences convictions after prosecution blunder

Man who had originally been convicted of several traffic offences, succeeds in having most of those charges overturned on appeal after the Court of Criminal...

Man who had originally been convicted of several traffic...

Court orders dissolution of Għajn Tuffieħa emphyteusis after finding decades-long breach

Civil Court rules NMF Limited breached 1960 concession by keeping the Riviera Hotel closed, allowing Lands Authority to resume possession of site

Civil Court rules NMF Limited breached 1960 concession by...

Jury clears man of drug trafficking but is jailed for simple cannabis possession

Criminal Court acquits Omar Bah of conspiracy and aggravated possession but sentences him to fourteen months in prison and a €2,000 fine after jury finds...

Criminal Court acquits Omar Bah of conspiracy and...