Road Rage Leads To Chase In The Middle Of Traffic

Aug 9 2023

*Update: Police have confirmed with this newsroom that this is a resurfaced video from 2020.

A video uploaded to TikTok on the account @maltadailyimbarazz shows yet another case of Maltese road rage, culminating in a chase between two persons.

As cars drive up to a red light in the Paceville area, two men were filmed engaging in an enraged chase, with one of the men wielding what seems to be some form of wooden plank.

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The chase seems to have stemmed from an argument between commuters, with other car passengers looking on as the two men ran and weaved through the stagnant traffic.

It is unclear if anyone was injured in the incident and what led to the chase.

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Teens Leaping Onto Parked Cars Caught On Local CCTV

Aug 9 2023

A post uploaded to Facebook by local Joseph Bartolo shows a couple of what seem to be teenagers jumping onto parked cars in an as of yet unconfirmed Maltese locality.

Bartolo asked whether their identify can be identified so that action can be taken against the act, which risks damaging the cars of residents.

One of the photos also shows one of the culprits photographing or filming their associate leaping on the car.

Anyone with any information about the act is urged to contact authorities.

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Attempted Murder Charges After Stabbing Man In The Back

Aug 9 2023

Two Maltese men, Sean Grech (33) and Johan Cassar (34), both residents of Cospicua, have been charged with attempted murder, grievous bodily harm, unlawful detention, carrying a weapon while committing a crime, and carrying an unlicensed knife following a stabbing incident in Cospicua.

The victim, a 36-year-old Libyan man, had walked into a police station with stab wounds and reported the incident.

The victim recounted that he had entered a house and encountered Grech and Cassar. One of the men approached him from behind and stabbed him despite his inquiry about the knife.

The police, with an arrest warrant, later entered the house where only Josef Grech was found. The other two suspects were arrested and detained, but Josef Grech was released without charges.

During the arraignment, the defence lawyers argued that their clients hadn’t seen the victim’s recorded statement before being questioned by the police. The body cam footage of the statement was not yet available.

However, the police explained that the accused were informed of the charges against them. The defense requested a psychiatrist’s assessment due to their clients’ refusal of legal assistance during questioning and their drug addiction issues.

The court granted the request and also ordered drug tests. The accused were remanded in custody, and the prosecution was led by attorney general lawyer Ramon Bonett Sladden, alongside police inspectors Kurt Farrugia and Antonello Magri.

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Maltese Scouts In South Korea Safely Evacuated

Aug 9 2023

A group of Maltese scouts, totalling 75 children and teenagers along with their adult leaders, were successfully evacuated from their campsite in South Korea due to an impending typhoon.

The scouts were among the 43,000 participants from 150 countries attending the World Scout Jamboree.

Leader Timmy Cutugno told Times of Malta that they were initially situated in the projected path of the approaching typhoon. The evacuation, which took place on Monday, was part of a larger operation that saw scouts relocated to safety.

According to Cutugno, the evacuation was carried out with professionalism, leaving the young scouts to perceive it as an extension of their adventure.

The group left the South Korean area of SaeManGeum and headed toward Seoul, a location considered less susceptible to the impending Typhoon Khanun.

The Korean government facilitated the evacuation by arranging transportation for all scouts in approximately 1,000 buses to various hostels and centers in Seoul. As of Tuesday, the scouts were reported to be in high spirits and good health.

This comes after a heatwave disrupted the jamboree, with the Maltese proving to be used to the hot climate and receiving water, ice and free ice cream to deal with the situation.

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