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Magistrate raps police over shoddy work in open-top bus tragedy prosecution
As the compilation of evidence against the driver involved in the open-top bus tragedy of 2018 continues, Magistrate Joe Mifsud says some charges may be time-barred
30 April 2021, 11:43am
by Matthew Agius
The open-top bus was being driven in Żurrieq when it struck a tree branch that injured several passengers and killing two
Prosecutorial shortcomings took centre stage as the compilation of evidence against the driver of an open-top bus which struck a tree branch and killed two passengers continued.
Magistrate Joe Mifsud presided the case against Charles D’Amato, who is accused of involuntary homicide, after the fatal accident.
A court has been told that the driver at the wheel of a double-decker bus involved in the fatal accident that happened in Żurrieq three years ago was not driving under the influence of alcohol
Driver Charles D’Amato who was driving the double-decker bus involved in the fatal accident that happened in Żurrieq three years ago was not driving under the influence of alcohol, Police Inspector Pier Guido Saliba testified on Friday morning, saying that no alcohol was detected through the breathalyzer test.
Charles D’Amato from Qormi, and the company’s four directors Kim Degabriele, 40, Philip Degabriele, 32, Noel Degabriele, 24, all from Luqa, and their sister Lee Anne Borg, 37, from Mellieħa appeared in court on Friday. The five accused who pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them, are facing charges over the involuntary homicide of a 62-year-old Belgian man and 37-year-old Spanish woman.