Mother in bedsheets row case seeks change to bail conditions
A woman who stands accused of the attempted murder of her partner has filed an application in court calling for a change in the curfew conditions of her bail.
Mandy Polidano, 22 of Zurrieq, was placed under house arrest last February accused of stabbing her boyfriend Antoine Borg, causing him serious injury.
The woman pleaded not guilty and was placed under house arrest against a personal guarantee of €5,000.
The court was told that Mr Borg had forgiven her for her action. The stabbing followed an argument which started when the woman asked her boyfriend to bathe because the bedsheets were clean.
In today's application, Ms Polidano said the curfew was hindering her from performing her duties as a mother to her four-year-old son.
She said she had not been able to take him to midnight Mass with his classmates and she had not been able to take him to his grandmother's.
Dr Joe Mifsud signed the application.
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Joe Xuereb
Jan 13th 2011, 01:24
U dan kollu ghax ma hasilx saqajh qabel ma' dahal f'soddtu, miskin?!
GiovDeMartino@ Dennis P. Scerri
Jan 12th 2011, 17:15
Is-Sur Scerri qalilna li hu seoarat u ghandu partner. Good Luck ghax normalment min ifalli l-ewwel darba jfalli t-tieni, it-tielet, ir-raba'..............Jien ma ktibt ebda kelma wahda ta' kundanna lil hadd. Semplicement ghedt dak li hu. Illum kulhadd partner ghandu flok husband u wife. Dak li .qal li jien vojt qatt ma ra X Ray li kien hadli darba tabib. Vojt sewwa!
S.Micallef
Jan 12th 2011, 14:33
It's nice to know that for some Maltese hygene comes first in the household.
MBorg
Jan 12th 2011, 12:01
@ Demis Paul Scerri
i agree with Mr.DeMartino that lately we are having a lot of reported violence between partners.
In no way am I implying that you will act in this way towards your partner, however facts cannot be denied.
Demis Paul Scerri
Jan 12th 2011, 13:40
@ M. Borg
Ok, pls tell me which facts. The newspapers doesn't publish for example the reosons why certain married couples take seperation in court. They publish only those cases where physical violence is reported. So you can't come to the conclusion that these things unfortunately does not happen between married couples as well. On the contrary, according to some of my friends who are social workers, a lot of domestic violence exists in married couples. But I am not here to justify / support a married persons or not. What I wanted to say is that unless you don't have any scientific research in hand pls DO NOT come with stupid conclusions.
D. A . Agius
Jan 12th 2011, 11:04
go spend a day in a Police Station and you'll change your idea Mr. DeMartino
GiovDeMartino
Jan 12th 2011, 10:42
Have you noticed it? we rarely have any problems bet husband and wife, but bet partner and partner.......Ghamilna progress kbir, l-ahwa.
Demis Paul Scerri
Jan 12th 2011, 11:00
Ara l- vera int bniedem vojt Mr. DeMartino. Allura skond int, il- problemi kollha li ghandna huma bejn il- partners u mhux bejn il- mizzewgin! Get a life and grow up! Inhossok toffendini personalment li INT tittimbrani bhala bniedem (peress li jien separat u ghandi partner) b' tendenzi li nista' nkun aktar delengwenti minn haddiehor minhabba l- istatt tieghi. Viva l- Kristjanizmu li inti thaddan.
MSciberras
Jan 12th 2011, 11:00
Kemm m'ghandekx idejja ta x'int tghid siehbi............................speak to any social worker and get informed
J Farrugia
Jan 12th 2011, 11:29
I agree with you 200% Giovanni. And they clamour for divorce! First they find irresponsible persons to mate with and then, all the troubles in the world are at their own doorsteps. Fine families we have mate. And they have the arrogance to threaten us and insult US. Hypocrisy at its very best. They dont wont to here the truth behind these sordid stories in our society. They want to remain blind and deaf.
GF Cortini
Jan 12th 2011, 11:29
Your comment has no factual basis whatsoever. Read the related statistics (which are freely available) and you'll how wrong your statement is.
It matters little whether people are married, unmarried, in a relationship, friends or business partners - arguments do not happen because of your civil status, they happen due to underlying (and, sometimes, irreconcilable) disagreements. Following your reasoning it would be impossible to ever have an argument with your wife because you're married. It is a position which is beyond logic...
J Zammit
Jan 12th 2011, 11:36
@GiovDeMartino - Jigifieri int qieghed tghid li naqra ta' curkett jsolvilek il-problemi kollha???
P. Borg
Jan 12th 2011, 11:47
Ehe ghax skond int ic-curkett u il-firma fuq karta jaghmluk nies. Ikber ftit. As if int xi qaddis u haddiehor xitan. Hallina. X'ghandu x'jaqsam mizzewweg jew le. Min jaf ihobb ta vera mghandux bzonn ta karti u l-anqas ta crieket. L-unika problema li nara hija l-immaturita ta certu nies meta jaghzlu ma min ikollhom relazzjoni. Dak kollox.
Kelli wahda toqghod hdejja ukoll mizzewgin, imma kull filghodu taraha hiergha b'xi black eye gdida jew lilu b'xi bicca mill-karozza imkissra bid-daqqiet ta l-ixkupa li kienet tohrog tkisser fiha hi. Dak li raw f'hajjithom it-tfal taghhom. Ikber u immatura DeMartino. Bic-curkett jew le, min jaf igib rispett igibu dejjem.
Michelle Attard
Jan 12th 2011, 12:05
If you do not have facts & figures please keep these comments to yourself.