Qormi murder victim with 45 stab wounds in upper chest; blood found in bedroom of accused

May 6 2022

Traces of murder victim Mario Farrugia’s blood have been found smeared on the wall of accused Elliot Paul Busuttil’s bedroom.

The court was notified of this discovery as the compilation of evidence against the accused is currently under way. The 38-year-old Busuttil is currently being accused of the murder of 62-year-old Mario Farrugia, whose body was discovered in the trunk of a car in Qormi on April 5th. The decomposed body was identified as Farrugia’s after various DNA tests.

The autopsy on Farrugia’s body found that the victim suffered around 45 stab wounds from a single-bladed knife in his upper right chest. Homicide squad police inspector Wayne Camilleri specified that this could suggest that “the victim was already in the luggage boot when he was stabbed.”

CCTV footage had also found that the car in which the victim was found was parked in the valley on March 6th at around 6am, with a male person wearing a face mask and black clothing emerging from the vehicle and wiping his hands on a towel.

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Police officer awarded for her heroic act of saving 4-year-old from being run over by car

May 6 2022

The Malta Police Force has awarded Constable Charlene Delia for her heroic act in saving a 4-year-old from being run over by a car.

Constable Delia jumped in front of the moving car which was about to hit the girl and, during an event celebrating excellence in customer care service, was celebrated by her fellow police officers. The event, organised by the government’s public services branch, is part of Public Service Week.

A comment from one of the parents said that they “would like to commend and thank the policewoman in Rabat tonight (outside St Paul’s Church), who jumped out in front of a car to save [her 4-year-old] daughter from being run over as she was scooting to catch up”, going on to say that “she is a real hero.”

The parent went on to state that at the time, they were so stress “and embarrassed at [their] poor judgement], they didn’t even stop to thank her”, also apologising for it.

A huge well done goes out to PC Delia!

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Formula 1: Drive to Survive confirmed for fifth and sixth season renewal on Netflix

May 6 2022

Formula 1 and Netflix have finally confirmed that phenomenon series Formula 1: Drive to Survive will be renewed for its fifth and sixth seasons on the popular streaming platform.

Since its launch in 2019, the series blew up internationally and with it, expanded the global popularity of Formula 1. Its fourth season drew in the series’ biggest audience ever and managed to break into the weekly top 10 in 56 countries.

With an inside look into the larger-than-life racing competition and unprecedented behind the scenes access to the world’s most intense races, the upcoming seasons of Formula 1: Drive To Survive look to once again change the racing scene forever.

Are you a fan of Drive to Survive?

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Henry gets surprise call from Martin Garrix & Shaun Farrugia while in hospital

May 6 2022

After spending an entire day at hospital, son of Instagram user @abirdwithafrenchfry_ Henry got the most unlikely of calls from superstar DJ Martin Garrix and Malta’s own Shaun Farrugia!

His mother Lorinda shared a few stories of a smiling Henry at hospital as he awaited treatment, with one revealing that Garrix and Farrugia’s song Starlight (Keep Me Afloat) was one of his favourite songs. To his surprise, Henry received a call from Shaun, leaving a massive smile on his face.

Lorinda went on to tell Shaun that he has ‘no idea how wonderful [he is]’, calling him ‘pure starlight’. Not long after, Henry even received a call from superstar DJ Martin Garrix, which he seemed extremely excited to answer.

Henry is a PBS survivor with Chronic Kidney Disease, with his mother Lorinda being a creative entrepreneur and creator who documents their life in the most wholesome and heart-warming of ways.

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