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Pakistani restaurateur withheld passports but is cleared of human trafficking

Restaurateur’s assets frozen for 12 years throughout human trafficking case in which Court discounted evidence of victim whose passport was withheld by employer

Colombian sex worker says she lived in fear for her life in testimony against alleged sex trafficking ring

A sex worker has told a court that she was still living in fear for her life, as she testified in the compilation of evidence against an alleged sex trafficking ring. One accused...

Sliema double murder: Evidence stage of compilation proceedings declared closed

Daniel Muka stands accused of the murders of Chris Pandolfino and Ivor Maciejovski, who were shot dead at their home in Locker Street on 18 August 2020, in...

Daniel Muka stands accused of the murders of Chris...

Man grievously injured whilst servicing a truck in Għaxaq

49-year-old man suffers grievous injuries to his hands whilst doing maintenance...

49-year-old man suffers grievous injuries to his hands...

Man on trial over drug smuggling plot from Tunisia was 'head of the pyramid', jury hears

Police allege that the accused sent a Maltese man to Tunisia to collect the drugs from a hotel, unaware that Tunisian police officers were aware of the plot...

Police allege that the accused sent a Maltese man to...

Three charged with stealing equipment from building site

They were accused of stealing thousands of euro worth of building equipment...

They were accused of stealing thousands of euro worth of...

Stowaway trying to leave Malta jailed for seven months

A Sudanese migrant who hid on a ship attempting to leave Malta has been jailed...

A Sudanese migrant who hid on a ship attempting to leave...

Trial over 2010 50kg cannabis shipment kicks off

The trial by jury of an Egyptian national accused of conspiring with others to...

The trial by jury of an Egyptian national accused of...

Magistrate orders immediate release of inmate who spent seven extra months in jail

Court administration error leads to inmate spending an extra seven months in prison after serving his sentence

Court administration error leads to inmate spending an...

Court imposes fine on man convicted of growing four cannabis plants in 2013, citing legal amendments

A Mellieha resident who was found to have what police described as a 'cannabis growing chamber' in his bedroom, has been acquitted of importing...

A Mellieha resident who was found to have what police...

A 48-year-old Albanian man resident of Nadur was hit by a Volvo s40 driven by an 82-year-old man from Santa Venera

A 48-year-old Albanian man resident of Nadur was hit by a...

Man threatened to shoot three children in Easter Sunday row with ex partner

Police to exhibit 10-minute audio clip of the incident, recorded by the 15-year-old victim • Man denied bail

Police to exhibit 10-minute audio clip of the incident,...

Man cleared of drug charges 12 years later after only proof was an inadmissible statement

A court has acquitted a man from Attard of charges relating to cannabis cultivation and possession dating back to 2010 after the only proof linking him to the...

A court has acquitted a man from Attard of charges relating...