Abner Aquilina admits to killing and raping Paulina Dembska; “I only carried out 33% of the plan.”

Jul 15 2022

In this morning’s compilation of evidence against 20-year-old Abner Aquilina, who is accused of raping and killing 29-year-old Paulina Dembska in Sliema, admitted to his heinous crimes six months ago.

The case remains ongoing, but Aquilina revealed that his plan was to kill 3 people and ended up chasing 2 men before approaching Dembska. In a conversation with Aquilina, which was recorded on Police body camera, he stated that “It was a one-time thing. [He] only carried out 33 per cent of the plan.”

This is also the first time Paulina’s family are present in the court proceedings.

Back in June, court experts determined that the accused is not mentally stable to be examined by a jury on the claims made against him, with three psychiatrists declaring that Aquilina was probably in a state of insanity when committing the major crimes.

The psychiatrists stated that the accused faced delusions and emotions expressed in his behaviour, based on what was stated by Aquilina himself on 2nd January.

More on this story as it develops.

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Destiny & Owen Leullen announced as coaches for The Voice Kids Malta

Jul 15 2022

The Voice Kids Malta’s social media platforms are ablaze with comments and revelations; and the most recent news is that Destiny & Owen Leuellen will be both be Coaches!

In a series of videos posted today, Destiny & Leullen were revealed to be coaches on The Voice Kids Malta, with multiple comments welcoming the introduction of the two into the much-anticipated family show.

Beyond being Malta’s representative for the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with her hit track Je Me Casse, Destiny also won the 2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Meanwhile, Owen Leuellen has inspired a string of young rappers in Malta, making them the ideal candidates to prepare young vocalists for a promising journey in music. Are you excited for The Voice Kids Malta?

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Bernard Grech calls PBS “Robert Abela’s TV station”; appeals for monitoring from Broadcasting Authority

Jul 15 2022

Leader of the Opposition Bernard Grech has called PBS “Robert Abela’s TV station” after a court ruled the Nationalist Party’s rights were breached by the national broadcaster. The court hearing was about whether the PBS was acting truly neutral in broadcasting time between the two major parties.

After the hearing which resulted in the judge fining PBS and the Broadcasting Authority for breaching the PN’s rights, Grech told reporters “The Nationalist Party expects the Prime Minister to let go of his control on PBS,” . He continued on by saying “We expect journalists at PBS to do their job without political interference… we cannot have a Robert Abela TV station.”

One of the highlights of the case was when the judge criticized the political mentality where “winner takes all “. Bernard Grech went on to say “The BA is there to ensure balance is maintained and yet, despite PBS repeatedly breaching the PN’s rights, the authority is not taking action and only intervenes when it is too late and only after it receives a formal complaint,”

The Opposition leader said that the judgement highlighted the lack of equal coverage between the two parties which resulted in a disadvantage the PN faced in getting its message out to the people. He also stated that the Broadcasting Authorities budget must increase in order to ensure proper media monitoring.

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‘Vandalism’ on Marsa statue was actually religious man who went in for a hug

Jul 15 2022

After multiple reports of an alleged act of vandalism on the statues Our Lady of Lourdes and a praying Santa Bernardina in Marsa, the town’s mayor Josef Azzopardi has revealed that it was actually a worshipper who went for an embrace.

“I have just been contacted by Police Superintendent Sandro Camilleri who told me that, after reviewing CCTV footage, district & community police came to the conclusion that it was a devotee who was praying in front of the statue and went in to hug Santa Bernardina when her head dropped.”

Azzopardi revealed that the statue was previously fixed, which may be the reason why it was weak to begin with. The mayor went on to thank Gużi Vella and his family for taking care of the statues and those who try their hardest to take care of the statue, along with the police.

What do you make of this?

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