Investigations into girl's murder

Walif Bazena, the boyfriend of the girl found stabbed to death on Monday, may still be in Malta, sources close to the police investigators said yesterday. The girl is 20-year-old hairdresser Rachel Muscat. She was last seen in the company of Bazena,...

Walif Bazena, the boyfriend of the girl found stabbed to death on Monday, may still be in Malta, sources close to the police investigators said yesterday.

The girl is 20-year-old hairdresser Rachel Muscat.

She was last seen in the company of Bazena, who went missing after the murder. Bazena, a Libyan national, is 22.

Rachel was found dead with 15 stab wounds after her parents reported to the police that she did not return home after work.

The police have questioned a number of people, including friends and acquaintances of Mr Bazena.

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