Updated | Żabbar stabbing victim dies in hospital

Updated at 8am on Tuesday with Moviment Graffitti statement 

A woman from Safi, who was stabbed on Sunday night has died in hospital, the police said.

The victim, Chantelle Chetcuti, was the mother of two children.

She was stabbed following an argument outside a football club in Żabbar on Sunday at around 8:15pm.

The 34-year-old had to be operated upon immediately on arrival at Mater Dei Hospital but her condition deteriorated and lost her battle for life on Monday night, the police said.

Justin Borg, a 33-year-old man from Safi was arrested and is being interrogated. The case is now being treated as a murder.

The police said that the victim and the man had an altercation inside the St Patricks football club bar, which spilled out onto the street. The stabbing happened outside on the corner with Triq is-Santwarju.

Borg escaped from the scene of the crime but gave himself up at police headquarters in Floriana. Police said the man was treated for minor injuries in hospital and taken under arrest at the depot. Drugs were found on the man.

Duty Magistrate Ian Farrugia is holding an inquiry. Police investigations are ongoing.

Moviment Graffitti statement 

In a statement, Moviment Graffitti said the latest murder of a woman by her ex-partner has once again brought about the “urgent need to fight against a patriarchal society which allows these tragedies to happen.”

“These tragic cases which make the headlines are only the tip of the iceberg and are a reflection of a society where sexism is still rife, where women and girls are subjected to harassment, abuse and different forms of violence on a daily basis and then blamed for being the victims,” The NGO said.

Moviment Graffitti will be marching together with other organisations on Sunday 8 March in Valletta on the occasion of Women’s Day to send a “message that much more still needs to be done for women to really be safe and to be treated equally in our society.”