Barman's intervention in fight leads to fracas

Three men from Zejtun, aged between 35 and 54, all of whom are well known to the police, are expected to be charged in court this morning following a "wild west type brawl" in a Marsascala bar on Sunday. Police sources said they had not seen such a...

Three men from Zejtun, aged between 35 and 54, all of whom are well known to the police, are expected to be charged in court this morning following a "wild west type brawl" in a Marsascala bar on Sunday.

Police sources said they had not seen such a fracas for a very long time. The three men allegedly had an argument and started fighting in the Morning Star Bar at Marsascala and when the owner, a former soldier, used a canister of tear gas to evict them from the bar, the men allegedly went on a rampage, smashing objects inside the bar.

A number of people suffered slight injuries but a child related to one of those who are to be charged today was hospitalised and released yesterday afternoon after inhaling the tear gas.

Insp. Emanuel Cassar investigated.

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