Emanuel Salerno, 54 of Pieta, was this morning charged with the attempted murder of 64-year-old Joseph Borg during a fight on Sunday evening.

He is alleged to have slashed Mr Borg in the neck after a fight over who was entitled to be buried in the family grave, informed sources said.

The two men are related.

The sources said Mr Borg suffered a severe injury, with his neck having been slashed from one side to another. He also suffered injury to his cheeks, his forehead and one of his ears and had been in danger of dying.

The accused was remanded in custody.

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