Man fined for smashing windscreen of girlfriend's car
A man who threw a brick into the windscreen of his former girlfriend's car was fined €500 by a court today.
The court heard that the incident happened on March 18, 2007 during an argument in St Paul's Bay.
The accused Godwin Vella, 47, told the court that following an argument he had found Ms Montfort Ciantar damaging his flat, his van and his car. She also tried to beat him. During a struggle he accidentally dropped a stone on her windscreen.
The court, presided by Magistrate Lawrence Quintano, said that Mr Vella had no right to take the law into his hands and the court did not believe that a brick could somehow slip from his hands and damage his girlfriend's car. The court, however, felt that a prison sentence was not appropriate for this case.
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Matthew Cardona
Jun 18th 2010, 08:14
"During a struggle he accidentally dropped a stone on her windscreen"
Thats interesting! can stones be dropped! Or was he struggling on the roof, and the car was parked exactly underneath....
Joe Fenech
Jun 17th 2010, 20:14
Har, har!!! FANTASTIC, you get attacked and have your property damaged, then you defend yourself and you get a 500E fine. OIM, OIM, OIM !!!!
N Bartoli
Jun 17th 2010, 19:16
punching a security officer, resisting the police and assaulting two officers would get you three months imprisonment suspended for a year. It looks like, you get really punished for breaking a windscreen but not for committing an offence on public officers!!
Steve Demicoli
Jun 17th 2010, 16:40
He was fined Eur 500 for damaging her car - rightly so.
And what did she get for allegedly damaging his flat, van, car and attempted assault?
Paul Borg
Jun 17th 2010, 19:21
Probably those 500 euros!!!