A 43-year-old man, who suffers from an alcohol abuse problem, has been put on probation for three years after confessing to assaulting and injuring his mother.

Magistrate Giovanni Grixti heard the Cospicua man plead guilty to assaulting his mother over the past two years and seriously injuring her last month.

The magistrate noted that the accused had an alcohol abuse problem and placed him under the supervision of a probation office for three years.

The magistrate ordered the man to attend a residential rehabilitation programme.

Police Inspector Anthony Cassar prosecuted.

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