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One of two teenagers accused of the shooting of two cousins at Mqabba last July has had his €15,000 bail deposit slashed to one-fifth after proving that it was too harsh, in light of personal circumstances. Owen Schembri, 18, currently co-accused alongside Leon Debono, 18, of having fatally shot Saviour Gaffarena and seriously wounded his cousin Vince, has been under preventive custody since pleading not guilty at the double arraignment on August 3. As proceedings continued before the Magistrates’ Court and after the main witnesses had testified, Schembri was granted bail in December under a number of conditions including a €15,000 deposit and a personal guarantee of €35,000. ....
Mqabba shooting: Criminal court reduces bail deposit for one accused Owen Schembri, one of two men accused of carrying out a fatal shooting at Mqabba last July, has posted bail after the Criminal Court reduced his bail deposit 3 March 2021, 1:59pm by Matthew Agius Owen Schembri, one of two men accused of carrying out a fatal shooting at Mqabba last July, has posted bail after the Criminal Court reduced his bail deposit. 18-year-old Schembri and his friend Leon Debono, 19, are accused of murdering Saviour Gaffarena and grievously injuring his cousin Vince Gaffarena. Saviour Gaffarena, aged 27, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in triq il-Konvoj ta’ Santa Marija, Mqabba. 17-year-old Vince Gaffarena was shot in the chest and the face but survived. ....
The police have managed to solve all murders committed in 2020, in a year where for the first time a father was charged with killing his son. It is the second successive year where the police recorded a 100 per cent success rate, and the first time this has occurred since 2004, according to crime historian Eddie Attard. Six cases were solved last year and three in 2019 – in other words, the police mounted prosecutions in all the murders that took place, although they are all still pending a court judgment. Last year was not an extraordinary one for murders in terms of numbers: the six cases left seven victims, equal to the number of victims in 2018 and lower than the eight lives claimed in 2017. ....
Mqabba murder: Owen Schembri temporarily released on €50,000 bail bond One of two men accused of carrying out a fatal shooting at Mqabba last July, has been temporarily released from arrest on a €50,000 bail bond 17 December 2020, 10:12am by Matthew Agius Owen Schembri, one of two men accused of carrying out a fatal shooting at Mqabba last July, has been temporarily released from arrest on a €50,000 bail bond. 18-year-old Schembri and his friend Leon Debono, 19, are accused of murdering Saviour Gaffarena and grievously injuring his cousin Vince Gaffarena. Saviour Gaffarena, aged 27, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in triq il-Konvoj ta’ Santa Marija, Mqabba. 17-year-old Vince Gaffarena was shot in the chest and the face, but survived. ....
One of two men accused of murdering a man and attempting to kill his cousin has been released on bail against a €50,000 bond. Owen Schembri, who denies his involvement in the fatal shooting at Mqabba last July, was on Thursday granted bail against a €15,000 deposit and a €35,000 personal guarantee by Madam Justice Edwina Grima. Schembri, 18, and another suspect, 19-year-old Leon Debono stand accused with murdering Saviour Gaffarena and grievously injuring his cousin Vince Gaffarena. Saviour Gaffarena, 27, had been found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in Triq il-Konvoj ta’ Santa Marija, Mqabba. 17-year-old Vince Gaffarena was shot in the chest and the face, but survived the attack. ....