A husband allegedly threatened his wife with a firearm after an argument over money escalated. The man, 57, from Iklin, had allegedly already been receiving treatment at Mount Carmel hospital after having been arrested on 26th July. The man reportedly loaded a gun which he took from his bedroom gun safe. The man’s wife and daughter called 112 for assistance, despite hanging up moments later as the man calmed down.
The man himself later called the authorities to state that what the women said on the phone was not true. Police, however, still made their way to the household and arrested the man. On Monday, the man was charged with causing his wife and daughter fear of violence as well as insulting and threatening his spouse and exceeding the limits of provocation.
Pleading not guilty, the man’s lawyer requested bail which Magistrate Charmaine Galea acceded to. The man was released against a personal guarantee of €2,000 on the condition that the man reside at Mount Carmel Hospital to continue treatment for what is alleged to be depression. Not abiding to this condition would result in the re-arrest on breach of bail.
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