In the Press: Jail, €5,000 fine for hunter who shot kestrel over school

Headlines today are dominated by a court sentence handed down to Kirsten Mifsud, a 24-year-old man from Bormla, who shot a protected kestrel earlier this week. Mifsud was sentenced to a year in jail, a lifetime ban from hunting and a €5,000 fine. The bird landed, bloodied, in the school yard of St Edward's College and prompted the PM to close the hunting season.

MaltaToday

The FKNK hunting federation will be seeking legal recourse over PM Joseph Muscat's decision to close the spring hunting season three days before its official end.

The Times of Malta

A WHO report has revealed that air pollution kills 230 people annually and costs the Maltese economy some €550 million. Health impacts include respiratory diseases, cancer and many others. Mitigating these risks include both reducing air pollutants as well as early screening and intervention for pollution-related conditions. 

In-Nazzjon

A series of what are thought to be Punic tombs have been unearthed in Rabat, Gozo. The archaeological finds may have been referred to by Gan Frangisk Abela, considered the father of Maltese history, in his writings. 

L-Orizzont

A Qormi man is facing court proceedings after he was accused of physically abusing his girlfriend's son. The 5-year-old reportedly showed up to school with bruising on his face and a fractured leg.

The Malta Independent

The redesign of the Valletta monti stall layout is not going quite to plan thanks to limitations of the space available. The relocation of the market to right near parliament was met with much criticism when it was first announced, with detractors saying the plan ruined Renzo Piano's vision for an open space.