Man handed suspended sentence over fatal car accident after court finds contributory negligence by victim
A 26-year-old man from Fgura has been handed a suspended sentence after he was found guilty of negligently causing the death of a pedestrian
11 December 2020, 2:16pm
by Matthew Agius
A 26-year-old man from Fgura has been handed a suspended sentence after he was found guilty of negligently causing the death of a pedestrian, a tragedy which played out in front of the pedestrian’s 10-year-old daughter.
The incident took place in Mellieha on 9 July 2016 when Jonathan Hili struck 40-year-old Andre Debattista with his Toyota Passo as the victim was walking at triq il-Marfa, Mellieha, near Ghadira Bay.