A 47-year-old man from Balzan was this morning granted bail against a personal guarantee of €3,000 after he pleaded not guilty to defrauding APA Imports and Exports Ltd of some €3,000.

He was also charged with relapsing.

Defence lawyer Etienne Calleja told the Courts that his client suffered from meningitis as a child.

As a direct result of the treatment and the adverse effects of the virus, he did not produce a certain chemical, which, in its absence, did not allow him to distinguish between right and wrong.

Dr Calleja said he would be producing medical evidence and would get witnesses to prove his point. His client, Dr Calleja said, also had a tendency to be suicidal.

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