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Rabat shooting | Constable remains in hospital, arraignment postponed
A Police Constable is expected to be charged with the attempted murder of his wife following Wednesday shooting in Rabat.
27 September 2012, 12:00am
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Karl Stagno-Navarra
1 min read
45 year-old Mary Cutajar remains critical at Mater Dei Hospital, after sustaining a bullet wound to her chest
Police have postponed the arraignment of 47-year-old colleague, constable Carmelo Cutajar over the attempted murder of his wife Mary last Wednesday.
Cutajar, who until Wednesday morning served at the Zebbug Police Station remains in hospital recieving medical care for a wound he sustained when turning a gun on himself after allegedly shooting his wife.
His 45 year-old wife Mary remains in a critical condition. She suffered a bullet wound to her chest.
The Constable turned himself in soon after the shooting which took place at Saqqajja Hill in Rabat.
Parents of two children aged 14 and 20, the Cutajar's are currently separating and the shootout was said to have been related to issues connected to the marriage breakup.
Homicide Squad Chief Inspector Keith Arnaud and Inspector Kevin Farrugia interrogated Carmelo Cutajar at length yesterday and today, and will be charging him with attempted murder.
An inquiry by Magistrate Miriam Hayman is still ongoing.
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I smell a collusion here. I hope the Police do the right thing. The victim and her partner deserve protection but it seems that the Police Force in Malta is beyond the law.
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What possesses a man to use a gun to shoot another human being? Something is not right with this world and this little island is fastly becoming part of it. The more we progress it seems the more we regress. These are things that used to happen in other countries and not here in Malta. What is happening to our serene and peaceful Gem of the Mediterranean? Since when did Malta turn into a Western shoot them up?
