**Vittoriosa Mourns: Sunday Shooting Claims Life as Malta’s Silent Gun Crisis Deepens** The narrow, honey-coloured alleys of Vittoriosa—usually echoing with the clack of church bells and the hiss of espresso machines—fell unnaturally silent yesterday after hospital officials confirmed that the 34-year-old man gunned down on Triq il-Għażżienin late Sunday night has succumbed to his injuries….
**Watch: Man critically injured in Vittoriosa shooting** A man is fighting for his life after a shooting in the historic heart of Vittoriosa late Monday night, sending shockwaves through the normally tranquil Three Cities community. The victim, identified by sources as a 42-year-old Senglea resident, was found with multiple gunshot wounds on Triq il-Mina l-Kbira…
**Man critically injured in Vittoriosa shooting: Silent streets in Malta’s historic maritime heart** Vittoriosa’s winding alleys, usually echoing with the clack of heels on limestone and the clink of wine glasses spilling onto cobbled squares, fell unnaturally silent last night after a 34-year-old Bormla man was shot twice in the chest outside the old Armeria…
A late-night joy-ride across Gozo’s silent coastal roads ended in twisted metal and handcuffs early yesterday, after a 24-year-old Birkirkara man allegedly hot-wired a Honda CBR parked outside a Xlendi guest-house, crashed into a dry-stone wall near the Ta’ Ċenċ cliffs and was arrested while trying to limp back towards the Mġarr ferry. Police said…
A 34-year-old Birkirkara man is facing up to 20 years behind bars after police seized €10,000 worth of cocaine, heroin and cannabis from a lock-up in the shadow of the Santa Maria church, casting a fresh spotlight on Malta’s shifting drug corridors and the tight-knit communities caught in their cross-fire. Officers from the Drugs Squad…
A 34-year-old man from Żebbuġ is facing arraignment after police seized more than €10,000 worth of suspected cocaine and cannabis in a dawn raid on a Ta’ Qali garage used by weekend farmers and motocross enthusiasts. The arrest, carried out by the Drug Squad on Tuesday, marks the third high-profile bust in the central-western district…
**Woman Accused of Scissors Mugging of Taxi Driver Granted Bail, Sparking Debate Over Safety of Malta’s Cab Industry** A 28-year-old woman from Żejtun has been granted bail after allegedly holding up a taxi driver with a pair of scissors in the early hours of last Saturday morning, in an incident that has reignited concerns over…
**From Bidnija to the Bench: Road-Rage Charge Adds New Chapter to Village’s Darkest Saga** The dusty switch-back that snakes through Bidnija’s olive groves has seen its share of honking horns and hunting dogs, but few moments have rattled the hamlet like Tuesday’s revelation: the 36-year-old man already indicted for last October’s shotgun murder of 42-year-old…
**Man Accused of Injuring and Robbing Partner in Domestic Violence Case That Shocks Sliema Community** A 34-year-old man from Sliema has been charged with grievously injuring his partner and stealing from her, in a case that has sent shockwaves through Malta’s traditionally tight-knit coastal community. The accused, whose name cannot be published due to ongoing…
Malta’s Quiet Role in a Northern Ireland Rape Extradition Drama By Hot Malta Staff Valletta – When 34-year-old Belfast-born construction worker Darren McKenna was arrested last Tuesday outside a Paceville gym, few of the sunburnt revellers around him realised that Malta had just become the latest stage in a five-year trans-national manhunt. McKenna, wanted by…
**St Julian’s man handed suspended sentence for assault in Għargħur field** A 34-year-old man from St Julian’s has been handed a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to assaulting another man in a rural field in Għargħur, in a case that has stirred quiet conversations across Malta’s tight-knit villages and sparked renewed debate over rural…
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…
