Man who slightly injured officer gets suspended sentence

A 32-year-old man from Msida was this morning given a one year jail term suspended to two after pleading guilty to slightly injuring a police officer at the Msida police station.

Kevin Caruana also pleaded guilty to assaulting and threatening the officer, damaging furniture at the station, disobeying police orders, breaching the peace, using vulgar language and to being drunk.

During the court sitting, Mr Caruana apologised to the officer, who accepted the apology.

The man admitted he had a drinking problem and promised to try do something about it.