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Driver guilty of causing amputation of nurse’s legs
A man was fined €3,000 and had his driving license suspended for six months after he was found guilty by court of causing the amputation of a woman’s leg in a car accident in 2007.
24 February 2012, 12:00am
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Carmelo Borda, 56 of Zabbar was found guilty of causing permanent disability to Mariella Mizzi, a nurse from Zabbar, when he crushed her against a vegetable hawker's van.
Borda was found guilty of reckless driving, after he admitted to have continued to drive on, despite being blinded by the sun at the moment of impact.
The accident happened on 5 July 2007. Mizzi's left leg had to be amputated on site, while her right leg was amputated later in hospital.
Borda was also ordered to pay for all court expenses within four months.
Inspector Anthony Cassar prosecuted.
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this judgement is an insult to mankind.
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What a joke!!!!!!!!! how come nobody has made comments on such a shameful penalty? When there were animals involved almost everyone jumped into conclusions, with some even recomending the introduction of the death penalty! And here we have a human being left without both legs and no one dares to show sympathy! True Christians are the Maltese!!!!!!!!!!
