Three men ended up in court on Thursday pleading not guilty to their involvement in a violent street fight at Ħamrun on Tuesday night, in which a fourth man was grievously injured and robbed of his mobile phones.
Marwan Alshamari, 27, and Alhasan Taha, 23, both Syrian-born, living at Ħamrun and Santa Venera respectively, were arraigned first, jointly charged with aggravated theft and holding their alleged victim against his will during the violent incident that broke out at 11pm in Triq Ġużè Pace.
Alshamari was separately charged with grievously injuring the victim without intending to kill or place his life in manifest danger.