Woman charged with prostitution remanded in custody

A 41-year-old woman from St Paul’s Bay has been remanded in custody after she was charged with loitering for prostitution in breach of previous bail conditions.

Prosecuting inspector Paula Ciantar told a court that the woman, Sarah Madeleine Caruana, was found loitering in Marsa at around 11:15pm last Sunday.

Her defence requested bail, on the grounds that her condition was likely to deteriorate while imprisoned. However, Ciantar argued against it, and instead suggesting that the accused attend special programmes while in custody.