Man has finger bitten off in parking lot fight

Jul 19 2021

A fight between two St Paul’s Bay residents over a parking lot ended up with one of the persons losing a finger and the other being taken to court. Possibly caused due to a language misunderstanding, the incident happened on Sunday afternoon at around 3pm.

The conflict involved a 39-year-old Serbian cab driver and a 59-year-old Maltese man. The situation escalated when one man insisted on reserving a free parking space for a tow truck expected to arrive. The Serbian man allegedly bit off the other man’s finger during the chaos.

Police were called to intervene, with the Maltese man certified as having suffered grievous injuries. The Serbian man was taken into police custody. He plead not guilty to injuring the other man and for breaching public peace. The man had allegedly been an outstanding citizen for the past 11 years in Malta.

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Photo Source: Kamra tal-Periti

PN MP Kevin Cutajar faces backlash following post relating to attack on Somali man

Jul 19 2021

Gozitan PN MP Kevin Cutajar faced heaps of backlash after he posted to Facebook an ‘excusatory’ post in relation to the attack on the Somali man currently being investigated. Cutajar opened his statement by stating that he does not agree with such acts, but then goes on to state that the rapid mixing of cultures is what led to such acts. He stated how Gozo was not ready for such levels of multiculturalism, thus prompting such an attack.

Following a social media uproar, the post was removed by the MP, only to be followed by a post excusing and clearing the air. He stated that his initial post was misinterpreted and he wanted to state that there is a lack of social inclusion. He added that despite believing that inclusion could have been done better and with more planning, this does not mean the battle towards more inclusion is lost. At least one man will be charged with the attack, police confirmed on Monday.

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Photo Source: Kevin Cutajar FB

Man beaten up and thrown into sea after being attacked in Gozo

Jul 19 2021

According to a Facebook post, a Somali man was attacked by a gang of 15 men, after which he was torn into the sea as an audience cheered and watched from nearby establishments. The incident allegedly happened around 1 am and is being investigated by police as possibly being racially motivated. The victim repeatedly attempted to explain himself to no avail as the the gang kept landing blows.

The post describes how at one point, a man, sarcastically described as a hero, punched and threw the victim into the sea. The man hit his face against a boat following this act, after which he pulled himself out of the water and asked why he was being treated like a dog. Two men, a Maltese and a foreign national are allegedly being interrogated by police, with charges to be pressed against both. The post ended by pleading to stop ‘this hatred and savagery, we are all better than this!’.

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Malta on top of most vaccinations per capita list

Jul 19 2021

Despite currently facing a spike in COVID-19 daily and active cases, Malta still ranks highest amongst countries in the list of the most vaccinated countries worldwide. The tiny European island currently registers over 80% of its adult population as fully vaccinated, with Iceland, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, coming in second, third and fourth respectively.

Some counties, like the United Kingdom, took a different approach to vaccinations. Instead of fully vaccinating people with both doses, the UK decided to vaccinate as many people with the first jab, delaying the second as long possible. This tactic aims to give at least partial immunity to as many people as possible, with the second dose to be given three months after the first.

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