Police have yet to answer questions on Somali youth beating incident

The police have still to answer questions made by The Times a week ago about an incident involving a 17-year-old Somali who was beaten in Ħal Far two weeks ago and then, according to the police, was accidently run over by a motorcycle.

In an interview with The Sunday Times some days after the accident, Abditafah Mohamed, who suffered severe head injuries, showed his legs had no marks of being run over.

The police had said that when officers were assisting Mr Mohamed, a man riding a motorcycle had mistaken the scene for a roadblock and drove by the side trampling over the migrant's legs.

Mr Mohamed's version was different. He said the man on the motorcycle was the one to call the police and had stopped in the middle of the road to ensure no cars hit him.

The migrant was allegedly beaten by three men who pulled over their black car while Mr Mohamed and his friend were cycling at night. His friend managed to escape to call for help but Mr Mohamed was hit and kicked and then placed in the middle of the road.

The incident sparked outrage from several NGOs who called for racism to be tackled by the authorities before the incidents became even more severe.

During the interview, Mr Mohamed had also said he had not yet been questioned by the police.

Questions sent to the police a week ago about the incident and Mr Mohamed's account remain unanswered. The Times also asked whether this was being treated as a racist attack and whether the victim or any suspects had been questioned so far.