Motorist cleared of hitting baby with wing-mirror

A motorist accused of having struck a baby in the face with his wing mirror while driving down a narrow road has been found not guilty due to lack of evidence.

The man, who resides in St. Paul’s Bay had been charged with negligent driving and causing slight injury to the 10 month-old baby on the morning of the 18th of August, in St, Vincent Street, Sliema.

Inspector Neville Mercieca told magistrate Neville Camilleri that the van was being driven partly on the pavement down the narrow street, as the baby’s Italian mother exited her house, the baby was allegedly struck.

But defence lawyer Mark Mifsud Cutajar pointed out that no evidence to support the negligence charge had been heard. Only one witness testified and that had been the boy’s father who had not seen the incident take place as he was inside the house at the time.

The court dismissed the charge and declared the man not guilty.