Deadly fight started in bedroom

The autopsies on the bodies of Duncan Zammit and Nicholas Gera established that both men bled to death, police sources said.

Mr Zammit and Mr Gera killed each other with knives at Mr Zammit's apartment in High Street, Sliema at around 6.30 a.m. yesterday.

Between stab wounds, superficial cuts and bruises, Mr Zammit had more than 20 while Mr Gera had more than 10.

There were no stab wounds on the men's backs indicating that they faced each other throughout the fight - Mr Zammit bled from neck and arm injuries while Mr Gera died of stab wounds in the neck.

Mr Gera is believed to have gone to the apartment with the intention to kill because he headed straight for the bedroom, where the fight between the two men started.

"If you plan on robbing someone, you'd be as quiet as possible, take whatever you want and leave without making a noise," the sources said.

Mr Zammit and his wife Claire, the daughter of entrepreneur Anglu Xuereb, had been asleep when the incident happened, the sources confirmed.

Mr Gera did not take any weapon with him but found himself a big steak knife from the couple's apartment before confronting Mr Zammit. Sources said two knives were used in the fight.

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