Man charged of threatening person with knife

A man born in Egypt but holding Maltese citizenship, 42-year-old Samir Lotfi Fahim Tawdrous, this morning pleaded not guilty to threatening a person with a knife in Hamrun yesterday. He was also accused of breaching the peace and of being in possession...

A man born in Egypt but holding Maltese citizenship, 42-year-old Samir Lotfi Fahim Tawdrous, this morning pleaded not guilty to threatening a person with a knife in Hamrun yesterday.

He was also accused of breaching the peace and of being in possession of a weapon.

Mr Tawdrous was kept in preventive custody.

ACCUSED OF STEALING CARS

A Valletta resident was this morning denied bail after pleading not guilty to stealing three vehicles.

Raymond Borg, 39, was accused of stealing a Ford Transit from a garage in Fgura, a Toyota Dyna from Birkirkara and a Subaru 700 from Valletta.

He was also charged with receiving stolen goods and of being a relapser.

PLEADS GUILTY TO ACCEPTING STOLEN GOODS

George Cassar, 40, of Birkirkara was given a six-month jail term suspended to four years after pleaded guilty to accepting stolen goods to the value of between €232.94 and €2,329.37.

He was also accused of being a relapser.

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