Family attacks two policemen

A woman and her two children yesterday pleaded guilty to attacking two police officers in Zebbug on Monday morning.

Josephine Dimech, 41, Ludwig Dimech, 20 and Svetlana Dimech, 16, of Zebbug, were given six months probation by Magistrate Giovanni Grixti.

The three were also charged with insulting, threatening and offending PC Stephen Ciangura and PC Joseph Cutajar in Independence Road in an attempt to prevent them from carrying out their duties, and with disobeying police orders, swearing in public and disturbing the peace.

Ludwig Dimech was charged with slightly injuring Ciangura.