Ambulance driver pleads guilty to assaulting superiors
An ambulance driver was given a six-month jail term suspended for two years when he yesterday admitted to assaulting and threatening to kill his superiors following an argument that broke out at the ambulances' garage in Pietà.
Stephen Falzon was arraigned together with Ronald Urry, who works as a driver with Sedqa agency, and charged with assaulting Joseph Scerri, Nicholas Pace and Yolande El-Khatib and threatening to kill them on Monday at about 3.45 p.m. at the Pietà garage.
They were also charged with causing about €222 damage to a door at the garage.
Mr Urry was also charged with relapsing and Mr Falzon was charged with the illegal possession of a harpoon found during a search at this house later on.
Appearing before Magistrate Silvio Meli, Mr Falzon 49, of Żejtun pleaded guilty to the charges while Mr Urry, 44, of Birżebbuġa pleaded not guilty and was granted bail against a personal guarantee of €2,000.
On handing down judgment in Mr Falzon's case, the magistrate heard that the argument broke out between Mr Falzon and his superiors at the ambulances' garage.
Mr Falzon was given a suspended jail term and ordered to pay for half of the damage caused at the garage.
Police Inspector Ramon Mercieca prosecuted.
Lawyers Tony Abela and Patrick Valentino were defence counsel.
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Franco Farrugia
Jul 30th 2008, 18:36
@ Charles Camilleri: Quote: 'admitted to assaulting and threatening to kill his superiors '.
I rest my case!
Joe Tabone-Adami
Jul 30th 2008, 16:29
@ Mr Paul Bonnici.
One thug does not make the ambulance driver corps an "incompetent lot" at all. Let us not forget the dedication, patience and understanding shown by them on practically each occasion they are called upon. I am, however, irked at the thought that Sedqa personnel should count relapsers among their numbers. Admittedly, each of us who make mistake should be given a new opportunity - but Sedqa is definitely a very sensitive field.
Charles Camilleri
Jul 30th 2008, 15:08
Assaulting your superiors at the place of work makes you the guilty person liable to instant dismissal? Is this the case here?
Paul Bonnici
Jul 30th 2008, 12:47
Malta must be the only country in the world where ambulance drivers have no medical training, they just drive. It is vital that ambulance drivers are medically trained to assist at an accident scene. After the bus and taxi drivers, the government must sort this incompetent lot out.
mario Aquilina
Jul 30th 2008, 08:32
Already 11 weeks have passed since I applied for a harpoon license, at Qawra police station and still waiting. I was told by Mosta police station that they can get me one in three weeks, but unfortunately I have to apply at my local police station.
This is a harpoon that I was told that does not need declaring when I brought it through customs at Malta airport. At Qawra police station, the police took it away from me.
No wonder that there is so many harpoons, unlicensed.