Two women charged with attacking police officer

Two women who were this morning charged with attacking a police officer were outraged at the time it took for a man who had a heart attack to get medical assistance

The victim, Constable Rodene Ghirxi, testified that Valletta FC Darlene Borg, 22, and Angiolina Borg, 43, both from Valletta, had grabbed her hair, punched and shoved her as she tried to create space for the man to breath.

Louis Micallef, 56, who later died, had been watching the match between Valletta FC and Hibernians on September 25 last year when he collapsed.

WPC Ghirxi said that when she asked the accused to move up the stairs and away from the man. They argued with her because of the time it was taking for the man to get medical assistance, then grabbed her by the hair, swearing and shouting, until other officers arrived to drag them off of her.

Police Sergeant George Polidano said he had dragged Ms Borg from the officer. She kicked him between the legs and told him it was nothing personal but she wanted to get at WPC Ghirxi.

He said during cross examination by defence lawyer Franco Debono that it took the ambulance five to 10 minutes to arrive on the scene. When the lawyer suggested that it was more like 45 minutes the officer said it was more like 10 to 15 minutes.

The case continues.