A 34-year-old man from Żabbar has walked out of Malta’s Courts of Justice with a two-year suspended sentence after admitting he fractured another man’s cheekbone during a late-night argument in Marsa’s Taċ-Ċawsli district—an area long synonymous with spontaneous street gatherings, cheap pastizzi and, occasionally, fists that fly faster than the proverbial Maltese bus. Inspector Sarah…
**Domestic Violence Cases Need Management, Not Mayhem: Malta’s Urgent Call for Systemic Change** The echo of breaking glass at 3 AM on a narrow Valletta street. A neighbour’s whispered phone call to 179. The blue flashing lights that follow. These scenes have become tragically familiar across Malta’s townhouse-lined villages, where behind centuries-old limestone façades, domestic…
**Valletta Court Grants Bail to Man Accused of Domestic Violence, Sparking Community Outcry** A 34-year-old man from Żejtun has been granted bail after being accused of domestic violence against his partner, reigniting heated debates across Malta about the effectiveness of the island’s domestic violence legislation and the safety of survivors who come forward. The accused,…
‘I walked in like a zombie’: Sliema resident recalls walking into burgled home By Hot Malta Staff Sliema – The front door was ajar, the lock splintered like a cracked seashell. Inside, drawers hung open like broken jaws, cushions gutted, the air thick with the metallic scent of violation. “I walked in like a zombie,”…
# Serial Break-In Suspect Nabbed After Two-Month Crime Spree Targeting Sleepy Sliema, Swieqi Homes A 30-year-old man from Żejtun has been charged with a staggering ten counts of aggravated theft and attempted burglary after police linked him to a spree of night-time break-ins that shattered the illusion of safety in Malta’s up-market coastal suburbs. The…
“Il-Quws” Walks Free After Victim’s Silence in Paola Courtroom Hot Malta Exclusive | By Maria Pace PAOLA – The small courtroom on Triq il-Bahar felt more like a parish hall than a place of justice on Tuesday morning. Elderly women in black clutched rosaries, teenagers live-streamed on TikTok, and the smell of ftira from the…
