Man accused of ejaculating on woman in bus pleads guilty

Jul 18 2022

A court heard how a young female passenger was the victim of unwanted sexually intimate acts on a packed bus last Saturday after a man standing behind her pleasured himself sexually and ejaculated on her.

The accused, a 36-year-old Somali construction worker named Mohamed Mahmud Dirie, was charged with committing non-consensual sexual acts on the woman. He was also accused of subjecting her to unwanted acts of physical intimacy and other unwelcome sexual behaviours.

Magistrate Gabriella Vella presided over the arraignment, with Inspector Saviour Baldacchino said that Dirie performed the acts on a packed number 14 bus.

The incident happened at around 10pm on Saturday as the bus transported passengers from Valletta to St Julian’s. The court appointed lawyer Yanika Bugeja to assist the accused as legal aid due to the man declaring that he could not afford a lawyer.

The accused pleaded guilty to the charges and confirmed his plea even after consideration time. The defence requested a suspended sentence and asked the man be released on bail pending his sentencing hearing August 1st.

He was ordered to sign a bail book three times a week and provides a personal guarantee of €5000.

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Police still searching for 17-year-old Doaa Kasem

Jul 18 2022

The Malta Police Force have re-issued a search warrant for 17-year-old Doaa Kasem, who has been missing since last month.

Police issued requests for people to provide any information which they may have about this person. Any information can be sent to the authorities via a private message or by calling the Police GHQ, even anonymously, on 21 224001/119 or at the nearest Police Station.

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WATCH: Sam Ryder having a blast performing at For Manoel, Malta

Jul 18 2022

Footage sent to this newsroom shows British singer and song writer Sam Ryder having an absolute blast performing at Fort Manoel, Malta.

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The singer waved the Maltese flag, showed the audience some insane guitar riffs and, above all else, mesmerised everyone with his voice. He also jumped down off stage and rocked with the flashlight-wielding spectators.

And the audience was loving every second of it, thanks to his infectious performative energy. Suffice to say, Ryder did not disappoint – getting everyone to sing along with his Eurovision hit ‘Space Man’. The stage was also shared by local artists Destiny, Kurt Calleja, Ryan Hili and band Red Electric.

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck get married in Las Vegas

Jul 18 2022

Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have gotten married in a surprisingly tiny event, all away from the public eye. Like many other people do to obtain a quick marriage, the couple got hitched in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Court records obtained by TMZ and Page Six have revealed the couple got a marriage license in Clark County, Nevada over the weekend. Jennifer has reportedly taken Ben’s last name and will legally be known as Jennifer Lynn Affleck, according to the court documents.

In a newsletter to her fans, Mrs Affleck said: ““We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient… Love is a great thing, maybe the best of things-and worth waiting for.

This isn’t the first time the couple got engaged, as Ben first popped the question back in 2002 after filming the film Gigli together. Due to intense pressure from fans and media they decided to call off the wedding in 2004. However they rekindled their relationship in 2021.

Lopez revealed on her website how Affleck popped the question to her. She wrote in a blog post that on “Saturday night while at my favourite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got on one knee and proposed.”

She added: “[I] just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again…I was quite literally speechless and he said, ‘Is that a yes?’ I said, ‘YES of course that’s a YES.’”

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