Hooded boy, 16, caught hunting in Wied is-Sewda

A 16-year-old boy from Birkirkara was caught red-handed hunting illegally at Wied is-Sewda, limits of Haz-Zebbug, five days after the spring hunting season closed.

The young man was not only found in possession of a shotgun and wearing a balaclava to hide his face, but was also found to have shot two protected birds.

Further police investigation at the boy's house revealed further 10 shot protected birds, some of which birds of prey, stored in the freezer.