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A man was on Saturday accused of threatening his wife and threatening to kidnap their children so she would never see them again .
The Libyan national, 42, from Santa Venera, denied the charges.
Police inspector Audrey Micallef said the couple have two girls aged seven and nine. The estranged wife has custody over the children, whom the father sees twice a week under supervision by Appoġġ, the state welfare agency.
She said there was an entire day of WhatsApp messages with threats, among which that he was going to burn her blood and that he would kidnap the children so she would never see them again .
Three men were remanded in custody on Wednesday after they denied their involvement in a drug importation ring that was smashed by the police late on Monday.
They were three of four arrested after drug squad police found a fridge and a chest freezer stuffed with some 21 kilograms of cannabis being carried on a van in Floriana. The fourth is still being investigated by the police, the court heard.
The street value of the drug was estimated at €420,000.
Senglea resident Anthony Delia, 47, and Rosario Posata, 32, a Sicilian pastry chef originally from Syracuse but residing in St Paul’s Bay, appeared separately before magistrate Rachel Montebello charged with conspiracy to import cannabis into Malta, the importation the drug, being in possession of the drug in circumstances denoting it was not for their personal use as well as the possession of cocaine.
Pet shop visit ends with arrest for theft
A woman who went to a pet shop to buy two pet rabbits for her disabled sister and ended up being accused of stealing €400 from the till has been released on bail this afternoon
28 January 2021, 3:01pm
by Matthew Agius
Inspector Roderick Attard charged Graziella Debono, 44, of Qawra with theft and breaching court-imposed conditions.
When asked her occupation, the accused told the court that she was her sister’s carer. Her lawyer, Mario Mifsud explained to Magistrate Josette Demicoli that the woman had gone to a pet shop in Marsa on 25 January to buy two pet rabbits for her disabled sister.
A woman, who allegedly stole some €400 in cash from a pet shop last Monday, was granted bail after pleading not guilty during her arraignment on Thursday.
Graziella Debono, 44 of Qawra, was arrested on the strength of CCTV footage after the Marsa shop owner reported the theft at Hamrun police statio.
The woman was charged with the alleged theft, as well as breaching a previous court order.
A request for bail was objected to, in view of the accused’s unruly character and conduct record. Moreover, civilian witnesses were still to testify, argued prosecuting Inspector Roderick Attard, adding that the woman had already attempted to contact the shop owner, offering to reimburse the money.