Court overturns conviction in involuntary homicide of father crossing road with child
The Court of Criminal Appeal has overturned an involuntary homicide conviction handed to a man who ran over and killed a pedestrian in front of his 10-year-old child in 2016
4 May 2021, 11:40am
by Matthew Agius
The Court of Criminal Appeal has overturned an involuntary homicide conviction handed to a man who ran over and killed a pedestrian in front of his 10-year-old child in 2016.
Jonathan Hili had been found guilty of negligently causing the death of Andre Debattista in the horrific traffic accident. Contributory negligence had been found on the part of the victim, who had been crossing the road with his 10-year-old daughter at the time.
A motorist who was involved in an accident that resulted in the death of a father-of-two almost five years ago has been cleared on appeal after a judge found that the victim’s own actions contributed to the fatality.
Jonathan Hili, 26, had been handed a suspended sentence and a six-month driving ban in December after being found guilty of having caused the death of the 40-year old man through reckless and dangerous driving.
The incident took place at daybreak one July morning back in 2016 when the victim had been walking along Marfa Road, Ghadira, with his 10-year old daughter, a short distance from the camping site where his family was staying.
Maltese Driver Avoids Jail Time After Court Found Victim Negligent In Fatal Traffic Accident
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A 26-year-old driver has managed to avoid jail time after being handed a suspended sentence for a traffic accident that resulted in the death of a 40-year-old pedestrian in 2016.
Jonathan Hili deemed that the victim was partly responsible for the accident due to his own negligence when crossing the road.
The incident happened at 6.30am during the summer of 2016 when Hili, driving his Toyota Passo on Triq il-Marfa in Għadir, ran over a pedestrian as he was crossing the street with his 10-year-old daughter while on a camping trip in the area.
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.