In the Press: Tanti instigated student's suicide | No police statement on accident involving Justice Minister

The Times of Malta

The court case of Erin Tanti continued yesterday. The Times reports on the hearing on its front page and includes testimony from Police Inspector Keith Arnaud and Tanti himself. Text messages presented as evidence seem to indicate that Tanti instigated the suicide of Lisa Maria Zahra, after he panicked when he learned that her family had discovered their relationship. He carried money and his passport with him to the Cliffs, as he had considered leaving the country if the suicide plan did not work. The case continues on Thursday.

In-Nazzjon

This newspaper's front page is occupied for the most part by a report on a traffic accident involving Minister of Justice and Culture, Owen Bonnici. In-Nazzjon reports that an accident that happened in Santa Venera last Thursday - when the car Bonnici was driving hit and injured two youths - was not made public as is normally done in incidents that result in serious injury. One of the youths broke a leg and required surgery. Questions sent to the Police about the incident - and particularly about the lack of public statements made about it - remained unanswered.

L-Orizzont

The Tanti case is extensively reported on the Orizzont front page. Sharing the front page is an image showing a white trail in the sky, concerns about which were raised recently. There were worries that the increased incidence of these trails could point to them being chemtrails, a theory that suggests that chemical agents are being released from aircraft for unspecified reasons.

Another report says that lower enegry bills with result in a 0.5% growth in the economy. Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna spoke at a press conference yesterday and said that as a result of lower bills, the public will have €42 million to spend.

The Malta Independent

Next to a report on the Tanti case, The Independent reports on the UHM's warning to the new parliamentary secretary for health, Chris Fearne. Josef Vella, secretary general of the Union Haddiema Maqudin, warned Fearne that unless the UHM's views on health-related strategies are heard, it would not be cooperating with the government.

In other health-related news, the Prime Minister and several people who attended a political event on Sunday night are being treated for pain or discomfort in their eyes. The most likely cause, it is thought, is UV exposure from lighting systems.