A Tunisian who went through a messy separation with his wife yesterday used this to justify why he had stolen a mobile phone and then threatened the police with a knife.
Amor Maatoug, 39, from Ġzira, admitted to taking the phone from the Times Gone By bar in his hometown on Monday.
He was caught after witnesses identified him from the CCTV footage in the bar, Police Inspector Francis Sultana said.
When the police turned up the next day at his flat they were threatened with a knife, he added. He was put under probation for three years.