Following the news that the field associated with Malta’s ex-most wanted fugitive and murderer was to be renovated and keep his name, the brother of said fugitive Cikku Fenech spoke out. Michaelangelo Fenech, who lives in Australia, spoke to MaltaToday and criticised the romanticisation of his late brother. Junior Minister for citizenship Alex Muscat announced the renovation of the former field into a public garden and his old Land Rover.
However, Michaelangelo recounts how his brother, whom he calls Frangisk, had criminal tendencies, which led to the murder of farmer Cikku Vella. Frangisk ambushed and murdered Cikku in 1963 after a friendship turned sour very quickly. It all had to allegedly do with Frangisk suspecting Cikku to be taking him as a fool. The hatred became so strong that Frangisk’s parents decided to send him away to Australia.
Rumours made people believe that the dispute had to do with land. Michaelangelo clears this up and reveals that despite there being a big court case with the British Military, Cikku simply taunted Frangisk about it all without having anything to do with it. Michaelangelo suspects his brother simply conflated the two issues. When he returned from Australia, Cikku gave Frangisk a dog, which disappeared a few months before the incident.
His brother alleges how he strung up and stabbed the dog, and then ambushed Cikku. He shot at him and used the shotgun as a club. Michaelangelo’s anecdotes aim to reveal his late brother’s violent tendencies and why, as a population, we should not idolise such a man by naming a renovated garden after him. He hopes those who are thinking of doing such a thing will desist as it will only send the wrong message.
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Photo Source: Times of Malta, Alex Muscat FB
