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Simshar widow admits begging for money

Stephania and Noel Carabott.

Stephania and Noel Carabott.

Simshar widow Stephania Carabott, 30 of Marsaxlokk, was this morning conditionally discharged for a year after she admitted to begging for money on last May 2 at Zabbar.

The woman, who lost her husband Noel in the tragedy, was found not guilty of breaching the conditions of a previous release.

In handing down his sentence, Magistrate Saviour Demicoli took into consideration the unique circumstances the woman had found herself in.

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Acachia

Nov 12th 2010, 15:14

Naqbel mieghek 100%....

Din il mara qisha tape recorder.... Giet thabbat kemm ix xol u anke id dar... u listess diskors qaltli. Jiddispjacini, imma ma naghtix flus ghal tallaba. Hawn hafna mezzi biex in nies ikollhom flus biex jghixu.

Step number 1 = find a job !

Marilyn Baldacchino Gatt

Nov 12th 2010, 20:01

100% agree...

Marilyn Baldacchino Gatt

Nov 12th 2010, 20:02

i think she begged all over Malta.. i don't know what happened with all that money??

CamilleriN

Nov 12th 2010, 11:20

I must agree with you. If all people who have had such tragic problems in their life had to go around asking for money, we would need to save now money for them too... Ghandna xorti naslu sa l-ahhar tax -xahar bl-ispejjez li ghandna...For me should work like the rest of us...Lif is full of tragedies: family members dying of cancer, children dying of meniningitis, people dying of traffic accidents...What should we do?

DVella

Nov 12th 2010, 15:09

Actually . . . the Law does!

A.Baldacchino

Nov 12th 2010, 14:28

Amen

GiovDeMartino

Nov 11th 2010, 17:52

What did you say? A burden to find a job? How can you explain the hundreds of foreigners working in Malta?

Camilleri N

Nov 12th 2010, 09:22

There are people dying of cancer... These are the people who cannot work and who need 100% support... This woman is only 30. She can get help (not by begging) but then needs to find a job like the rest of us. It's about time that she gets help both financially and psychologically but then needs to do what we all do. Work. P.S. Begging is one thing but pleading continuously and incessantly is something else!!!

Charmaine Marmara'

Nov 11th 2010, 17:43

sufa wahda min go widnej l iljun , u aqtawa naqa issa mil politka :)

M.Bezzina

Nov 12th 2010, 16:59

Ghax allura jekk Mintoff iljun, u jalla l-Bambin jaghtih dak li ghandu bzonn, mela Fenech Adami x'ikun?

Qas tista tikkomparhom ma xulxin!!!

S. Camilleri

Nov 11th 2010, 14:49

well done Miriam!!!! This is what society must be made of! People who care without judging!!

V Caruana

Nov 12th 2010, 07:59

Well done Miriam! A friend in need is a freind in deed.

Fenech MD

Nov 11th 2010, 13:32

Ghaziz Giovanni

Jekk il-mara qed tbati minn depression, qabel issib l-ghajnuna minghand professjonista m hux ser ikollha l kuragg la tohrog tahdem, wisq anqas tibda hajja gdida. Dil-mara min jghinha ghandha bzonn mhux min ikompli jkissirha. Jien l-anqas mejjet ma mmur nittallab, imma hawn min jahsibha xorta ohra.

Rigward it-tigra li semmejt int, jien naf fejn hemm iljun - Hal Tarxien, pero llum minhabba l-eta u sahhtu jinsab rikoverat l-isptar, Dom Mintoff! ;-)

Alfred Grima

Nov 11th 2010, 11:45

Great scheme! Tell me, what do I have to do to qualify for the 12,000€ benefits once it's up and running?

The kind of help such people need is not money handed to them on a plate, but the counseling and support necessary to rebuild their lives and become functioning and productive members of society once again.

MARIA BORG

Nov 11th 2010, 12:37

Every morning, whether I like it or not, I have to get out of bed and go to bed. I too have lost a husband, but I have always told myself that I have my pride - when I fall I must learn to get up, dust off the dirt, and start off again. It is useless to hold on to the past. It could have easily been a solution for me to beg for money, but I have taken the bull by the horns and work very hard from sunrise until sunset. Pity and even worse, self-pity will get her nowhere!

mary Pace

Nov 11th 2010, 10:46

Marcel dingli, you got it wrong,because Noel Carabott isn't missing, he was found, & is buried in Luqa Cemetry, I know because my niece is buried next to his grave.

r.abela

Nov 11th 2010, 10:51

her husband is not missing as he was ound after the acciddent

Marcel Dingli

Nov 11th 2010, 11:00

Thank you for the clarification.

joeseph borg

Nov 11th 2010, 11:43

yes begging is illegal in malta.

this was done by mintoff when he first intorduced the welfare system (paying taxes and national insurance etc...).

this system was intorduced explicitly in order to remove the beggers from the streets such as the old people of that time who didn't even receive any pension and so right after they finished their working age they soon ended up on the streets.

the welfare system if correctly adopted helps anyone in need so in theory we should not have anyone begging for anything whatsoever. this was one of the major reforms which mintoff introduced and that still stands today altghough the actual administration seems to have drained its funds and thus the warning that there will not have enough to pay pensions in the future.

Ernest Vella

Nov 11th 2010, 09:10

Ghaliex qed tattaka l-Knisja? X'ghandu x'jaqsam? Jiena naf li marret xi darbtejn f'Museum partikolari fil-gurnata tas-Sibt filghaxija, u l-membri u jiena li konna prezenti wkoll tajniha xi haga tal-flus, u s-soci qaghdu jitkellmu maghha...din grat f'postijiet ohra tal-Knisja...mela l-Knisja tghin? Insaqsi jekk hi qatx marret ghand il-kappillan tal-parrocca taghha ghal ghajnuna?

Sur Galea flok toqghod tparla fil-vojt mhux ahjar idahhal idejk fil-but u taghtiha int ukoll...facli tghajjar il-Knisja bhal m'ghamel xi hadd fuq stazzjon tar-radju lokali ghax tqassam l-ghajnuna ta l-Ewropa.

Hija facli tipponta lejn haddiehor meta int toqghod gallarija...M'hijiex accetabli din il-kritika ingustifikata lejn il-Knisja li taghmel tant mal-poplu malti.

Paul Vella

Nov 10th 2010, 21:43

Kemm tkellimt tajjeb siehbi, naqbel mieghek. Jien ikolli nitfi l-qanpiena tal-bieb ta' barra KULJUM ghax tqallajt dejjem gejjien: daqqa ghax irid jirranga l-kampnar, daqqa ghall-festa u sejrin. U jien ara x'jimportani mill-festa u mill-kampnar. Jien li ma narax lil min hu batut u mahqur jinteressani!

S Vella

Nov 10th 2010, 20:58

naqbel perfettament mieghek. din il mara ghanna bzonn kif jghid il qawl ciniz..intuha qasba u xlief u nghallmuha tistghad minflok intuha huta leta ghall l-ikel. Naqbel mieghek ukoll fuq l-ipokrisija ghax kristu stess qal...dak li taghmlu mal proxxmu tkunu qed taghmluh mieghi. J'alla din il mara issib il paci, sabar u dak kollu li ghanda bzonn ha tghix hajja bhall kull bniedem hiehor

S. Calleja

Nov 10th 2010, 23:23

Thank you. Once you've finished pitying her, maybe then you can stop talking nonsense and give her some concrete advice how she can move on and start earning some money for herself.

Jeanette Grech

Nov 11th 2010, 00:59

I've met this guy of Valletta a couple of times last year and told me the same story too...at first I felt sorry for him and gave him some money..about two weeks after he came to me again to give him something but I didn't, I told him that he should go a find a job, and I thank God that I didn't give him anything because some time later I saw him drinking beer !!

David Farrugia

Nov 11th 2010, 08:02

Giet arrestata ghax sa fejn naf jien bil-ligi ma tistax tintefa tittallab ghal-flus barra. Illum hawn strutturi u beneficji socjali u opportunita biex ittejjeb is-sitwazzjoni tieghek, jekk trid. M'ghadniex fi zmien il-karrettuni.

Andrew Azzopardi

Nov 10th 2010, 18:27

Mrs Carabott clearly needs proper psychiatric counseling and care, not criminal prosecutions.

E Gatt

Nov 10th 2010, 18:41

Hear, hear.

M. Tabone

Nov 10th 2010, 18:46

S. Calleja, How can you say that this unfortunate woman is perfectly healthy? Are you in a position to state with certainty that she is 'perfectly healthy' and that she needs to pull up her socks and go to work? How can you gage what effect her husband's loss has had on her emotionally and psychologically! Don't rush into judgement over other people because if you found yourself in a similar position you may not be so hasty to pass judgement and would not wish others to pass judgement on you. Every person is unique and each has a different way of coping with loss and each person has different coping ways and needs different amounts of help. Better say a prayer for this poor person rather than judge!!

Joseph Zammit

Nov 10th 2010, 18:47

Dear S Calleja.

The WHO definition of health includes also the mental aspect. So your totally wrong in stating "perfectly healthy". Secondly, who do you think you are to judge others? Unless your in hers same situation you cant say. After all, she bagged she didnt steel!!! An we cal this countery cristian!!!! Give us a break...

lgalea

Nov 10th 2010, 18:57

S. Calleja easier said than done.

J Oatmon

Nov 10th 2010, 19:30

I agree, I am 67 and still working, so why can't this lady get some work to support herself just like everyone else does?

david debattista

Nov 10th 2010, 19:55

My dear fellow Mr S. Calleja
What this woman needs is help lots of it , to come to terms with her loss. Help, respect, and understanding can get her back on the right road again.
It might take some time but it is possible as long as we all do our part.

Paul Vella

Nov 10th 2010, 20:17

L-ewwel nett mhux kif qed tghid int, mhux 'nowadays' biss women can join the workforce. Dejjem setghu jaghmlu dan.

It-tieni, tidher li qatt m'ghaddejt minn xejn biex qed titkellem b'dan il-mod insensittiv u vojt.

It-tielet, mhux kullhadd ghandu s-sahha li jiehu l-esperjenzi tal-hajja bl-istess mod.

Ir-raba', jekk forsi int ghandek impjieg komdu li li jtik sodisfazzjon, ghal kull wiehed bhalek hawn mija li m'humiex, anki jekk stess studjaw, tghallmu u forsi anki huma 'kkwalifikati izjed minnek u dan ghaliex l-impjiegi rari jindirizzaw l-inteligenza u l-kapacitajiet unici tal-haddiem, wisq anqas ituh 'challenge' li ghandu bzonn. Anzi hafna impjiegi huma tal-qerda.

Fl-ahhar nghidlek li mhux li kien Alla jiprovdili ha nurik immurx u nghinha lil din il-mara. U mela nghid li qed tghid int, biex forsi tidher xi matur jew sofistikat, x'kull wahda!

S. Calleja

Nov 10th 2010, 21:57

The attitude of most of you guys posting on this blog perfectly explains why you are complaining all the time and never achieve much in life, and putting all the blame on politicians and everybody except yourselves.

m gauci

Nov 10th 2010, 22:01

i totally agree with you. everyone goes through rough patches in their life but life goes on and we have to overcome our tradegies.

It does not mean that certain people should not be helped, but continusously pitying such people will lead to them feeling inadequate and helpless. At a certain point, they must start to take care of themselves as relying on others will become a viscious circle and make them feel even more weak.

S. Vassallo

Nov 11th 2010, 07:41

Jekk hemm bzonn ta l-ghajnuna psikjatrika jew xi haga ohra tajjeb intuielha imma isma trid tghin ruhek biex alla jghinek. Kulhadd imutlu xi hadd importantissimu f'hajtu imma ma jistax ikun tibqa sejjer hekk in eternita. Ghaddew is-snin issa, biss biss drat fil-pozizzjoni taghha ta wahedha. Wasal iz-zmien li tibda tfittex xoghol bis-serjeta. Issa by the way min mghandux ghaxja ta lejla ma jistax jippretendi li joqghod jaghzel bejn xoghol u iehor ta (bhal mhawn min jaghmel). Ghadha zghira, behsiebha taddi hajjitha hekk???? Trid titghallem timxi il-quddiem b'saqajha u tiehu hsieb taghha innifisha bhal ma wara kollox kienet taghmel qabel iltaqat ma dan ir-ragel. Bir-rispett kollu ta imma mhux kull min jittallab jaghmel dan ghax ghandu bzonn. Facli nghid ma nistax insib job meta ma naghmel xejn biex infittxu. Jekk il-problemi thallihom hemm, hemm jibqghu. Tlift hafna f'hajti u batejt imma at some point trid tqum fuq saqajk. Facli naqla il-flus minghajr ma nahdem ghalihom, kulhadd jixtieq ma jqumx ghax-xoghol filghodu u joqghod id-dar. Isma, tahdem mhix cajta ta, kulhadd jittallab qisna min jahdem qed jaqawlu il-flus mis-sema.

J. J. Borg

Nov 10th 2010, 20:10

L-aqwa li nghinu lil min ma jistax jghin ruhu.

Christian Psaila

Nov 10th 2010, 18:12

Franco, agreed 100%. If she were an elderly widow I would understand her requesting help. However she is still a young woman who can find a job like the rest of us do when we need money.

steve busuttil

Nov 10th 2010, 18:17

I hope you never find yourself dealing with the loss this woman has to come to terms with, you dont seem to have any pity for a fellow human.

Are you the same France Farrugia who writes so much in favour of birds, then cannot understand that this person might have psychological issues after suffering such a traumatic loss?

She needs help and the authorities should be the first to help her.

Patrick Gafa

Nov 10th 2010, 18:38

Agree, this woman needs help. Keep in mind not everyone is the same, some people may recover after days whilst others take longer.
Yes she needs financial aids (she's not illegal but a citizen), and at the same time she would need assistance to integrate her into work. Charity begins at home as someone said .. . we are bound to help the illegal so why not a citizen at least for a short while ?

Franco Farrugia

Nov 11th 2010, 04:52

@ Steve Busuttil: Stop trying to mix issues together - I write in favour of birds and animals and will continue and nobody and nothing will stop me. Secondly, I wrote my comment in Maltese - but it seems that people like you are not able even to understand your own language. Also, read all comments - MY comments - before you try and judge me. The woman needs help but she also needs to wake up from her slumber and do something for herself. Begging in the streets will not solve her problems. There are free courses going, there is free training going, and you will find that she has had help all along, already!
It is a pity that so many people get married without having had a life, without having had job-experience. How can this possibly be a basis for a strong married life, possibly with children?
Education, education, education! And more education! This is the answer to much of the problems facing our society - ours especially.

M Borg

Nov 11th 2010, 08:04

Sur Farrugia, kemm hu facli li tghid dan il-kliem?! trid tghaddi minn esperjenza simili (Alla hares qatt) sabiex tkun taf x'jigifieri terga tibda tghix il-hajja normali, qisu qatt ma gara xejn! Easier said than done my friend. From your comments am sure that (thanks God) you've never been through such a loss, or otherwise (thanks God) you were lucky either to have to courage or were helped by close family members and friends, but please keep in mind that not everyone is so strong or has the support of family and friends to cope with such a loss. No need to further comment.

S Bonnici

Nov 11th 2010, 08:37

Well said Franco

Emmanuel Ebejer

Nov 10th 2010, 18:40

Sewwa qed tghid, habib. Kliem meqjus. Proset tassew!!

J. J. Borg

Nov 10th 2010, 20:12

Well said.

Steve Zammit

Nov 11th 2010, 16:05

Well said

d, cauchi

Nov 11th 2010, 18:08

Well said! Agree completely.

colin stanley

Nov 10th 2010, 17:56

You are so right.,now if she was one of those that come in by boat, that is another story !!! where are all the do gooders none of them writes to help this woman, I have seen foreigners asking for money, why not a Maltese person.

C Gatt

Nov 10th 2010, 18:17

What is wrong is careless comments like Mr Swindells. Two wrongs do not make a right. As other people have pointed out this woman has got assistance available to her. That she prefers not to make use of it may be a matter for social services.
Calling human beings who are refugees from their country (often because of ravages and wars supported by the west) 'uninvited visitors' is callous. As Mr Swindells himself points out, they are here: "because they have had to leave their own country!". None of them wanted to be here.
Europe has been (and still exploits) Africa to the hilt. We are only reaping our just rewards.
Charity does not begin at home, it starts in the heart. These comments make me shudder. so much for Christian values.

Brendan Fenech

Nov 10th 2010, 18:17

Couldn't have been said any better Mr Swindells. Well put.

J. J. Borg

Nov 10th 2010, 20:11

We help those who cannot help themselves. Full stop.

Mike F Abbot

Nov 11th 2010, 08:38

well put C Gatt

Marianna Galea Xuereb

Nov 11th 2010, 18:10

It could be that she does not even know what social help and benefits she may be entitled to. From what I have read she seems to be suffering from severe depression. Can someone who knows her please 'phone Caritas, the social services office and/or some NGO and ask what help is available and how best to refer her to the right channels?

L. Gatt

Nov 10th 2010, 17:34

... "Magistrate Saviour Demicoli took into consideration the unique circumstances the woman had found herself in."

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