Man batters car of daughter's older boyfriend
The angry father of a 20-year-old woman damaged her 50-year-old boyfriend's car with a rock because he was displeased at her choice of partner.
Leandro Ambrogio, 45, an Italian national, caused more than €1,164 of damage to Victor Falzon's Mazda 626, battering the car in a rage because Mr Falzon is 30 years older than his daughter.
Mr Ambrogio admitted to the charge but sentencing was postponed to another day. Magistrate Giovanni Grixti granted bail to Mr Ambrogio against a personal guarantee of €2,000. In their request for bail, defence lawyers José Herrera and Noel Bianco told the court that this was a minor incident and their client wanted to contest the amount claimed in damages.
Police Inspector Fabian Fleri produced an estimate drawn up by a car repair garage which showed that the damage amounted to €1,164.
The inspector added that he was worried that if the accused was granted bail he would reoffend.
He said Mr Ambrogio had told him that if he did not go back to Italy the police would have to arrest him another two hundred times because he would do something to the victim.
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M Zammit
Feb 13th 2009, 16:49
Mr Barrett, I guess you're in your fifties too!!!
Joe ex-pat
Feb 13th 2009, 13:30
What i like to know what has the poor car got to do with it? can't answer or fight back its a pontless excercise, it would have been alot better if they were to sit down at the table or what ever and have it out like normal people do besides i thought the legal concenting age in Malta is 18 or is this the way the Italians retaliate.Next time Italy plays Malta i will back Malta 100% Joe ex-pat Aussie
Kevin Zammit
Feb 13th 2009, 11:01
@Sig. Ambrogio Penso che se mi trovo nella stessa situazione e molto probabile che avrei fatto lo stesso ... sfogharmi sulla macchina voglio dire ... pero debbo dire che come padre debbo secondare Paul Barrett qui che a un certo punto c'e una linea che uno non deve traversare. Lascia stare ora, il punto e stato fatto ed e la figlia che deve decidere.
Paul Barrett
Feb 13th 2009, 10:37
Although I can sympathise with the Father, there has to come a time when you have to let your children make their own decisions, their own mistakes and live their own lives.
I would suggest that he backs off, he has made his point and any further actions will only lead to hardening his daughters resolve to go her own way.