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Malta cameraman denied bail after ‘insulting and shoving’ police outside Paceville club
ByHot Malta 24 September 2025

Cameraman is refused bail after allegedly insulting, pushing police officers ================================================================================ Valletta – A 34-year-old freelance cameraman who has filmed some of Malta’s biggest political rallies and village festas found himself on the wrong side of the lens this week, after magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech refused him bail and remanded him in custody on charges…

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Suspended Sentence for Single Ecstasy Pill: Malta’s Drug Divide Exposed
ByHot Malta 24 September 2025

A 34-year-old Birkirkara man who had been staring at a two-year custodial sentence for a single ecstasy pill walked out of the Court of Criminal Appeal on Wednesday with nothing worse than a suspended sentence and a cautionary lecture that will echo across Malta’s clubbing heartlands. The judgment, delivered by Mr Justice Giovanni Grixti, trims…

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Coma in Paceville: The punch that shook Malta’s party capital
ByHot Malta 24 September 2025

A 28-year-old man from Żebbuġ spent 48 hours in an induced coma after a single punch sent him crashing onto the pavement outside a popular Paceville nightclub, a court heard on Tuesday. The alleged assailant, 24-year-old Birkirkara resident Luke Camilleri, was charged with grievous bodily harm and released on bail against a €10,000 personal guarantee….

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Paceville barman jailed for driving uninsured while on bail: Malta’s late-night roulette
ByHot Malta 23 September 2025

**Barman behind bars: Paceville nightlife worker’s bail breach exposes island’s insurance blind-spot** A 28-year-old St Julian’s barman found himself on the wrong side of the bar early Tuesday after police discovered him at the wheel of a friend’s Renault Clio—uninsured, unlicensed and in flagrant breach of a February court order forbidding him from driving anywhere…

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Malta’s youth abandon Paceville highs for friary silence: the great spiritual U-turn
ByHot Malta 21 September 2025

**Christian spirituality: U-turn after misguided freedom** *By a Hot Malta correspondent* On any given Friday evening, the basement of the Capuchin Friary in Floriana hums with chatter, the clink of coffee cups and the low murmur of shared confession. Among the twenty-somethings squeezed onto wooden benches is 29-year-old Luke* from Sliema, a former DJ who…

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Cocaine, Chaos and Claims of Divinity: Malta’s Latest Drug-Fuelled Family Assault Sparks National Soul-Searching
ByHot Malta 19 September 2025

**Cocaine, Chaos and Claims of Divinity: How One Man’s Rampage is Forcing Malta to Confront Its Drug Demons** A 34-year-old Birkirkara man’s weekend cocaine-fuelled assault on his own mother—interrupted only to announce that “God told me to sniff”—has ripped open a very Maltese wound: the island’s ballooning recreational drug scene and the families caught in…

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Paceville Rape Refusal: How a Tourist’s Silence Is Rocking Malta’s Party Paradise
ByHot Malta 15 September 2025

**Silent Shadows: When a Tourist’s Refusal Shakes Malta’s Conscience** The call came in at 02:47 on a humid Sunday in late June, the kind of night when St Julian’s smells of spilt vodka, frying hamburgers and the faint salt sting of the incoming tide. Two young Italian women, holiday-flat neighbours, phoned 112 to report that…

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Critical Fall in Paceville: St Julian’s Nightlife Tragedy Sparks Safety Debate
ByHot Malta 12 September 2025

**Man Seriously Injured After Fall in St Julian’s Establishment** A man remains in critical condition following a serious fall at a popular entertainment venue in St Julian’s late Friday night, according to police reports. The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 AM at an establishment along the bustling Paceville strip, Malta’s premier nightlife destination. The 34-year-old…

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Paceville Tragedy: Man Fighting for Life After St Julian’s Fall Sparks Safety Outcry
ByHot Malta 12 September 2025

**Man Seriously Injured After Fall in St Julian’s: A Wake-Up Call for Paceville’s Party Strip** A man is fighting for his life after a serious fall in St Julian’s early Sunday morning, reigniting concerns about safety in Malta’s premier nightlife district. The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 AM on Triq Sant’Andrija, near the bustling heart…

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Five Italian Teens Probed for Alleged Gang Rape in St Julian’s: Malta’s Party Town Faces Reckoning
ByHot Malta 9 September 2025

Five Italian Teenagers Under Investigation for Alleged Gang Rape in St Julian’s: “This Is Not the Malta We Want,” Locals Say The early-hours calm of Malta’s party capital was shattered last weekend when police launched a gang-rape investigation involving five 17-year-old Italian tourists and a 24-year-old English woman who had been staying in a Paceville…

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Paceville Podium Row: Man Accuses Club of Gender Bias After Phone Smashed in ‘Girls-Only’ Stage Ban
ByHot Malta 8 September 2025

Podium or Prejudice? Paceville Nightspot Accused of Gender Bias After Man’s Phone Smashed in Row Over Stage Access St Julian’s – A quiet Monday morning at the St Julian’s police station turned into the latest flashpoint in Malta’s ongoing debate over gender equality when 27-year-old software developer Luke Briffa filed a criminal complaint alleging discrimination,…

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