Stabbing suspect convinced not to commit suicide

Ganni Borg

Sep 29th 2012, 16:14

now give him an award for acting!!! Hope the nurse is recovering well and is no longer in danger.

Mr Lawrence Calleja

Sep 29th 2012, 11:04

Usual couch potato critics. Do you know whether this person is suffering from depression or mental disturbance? Such persons are not usually handcuffed. Merit goes to the Psychiatrist, the Police and the man's family who led the way for the magistrate to confirm that help was available and that he was going to be given this assistance. Convincing a person who wants to commit suicide to stay put for about four hours before convincing him not to commit suicide is not an easy task. Well done to the whole team especially the police.

Pule' Carmel

Sep 29th 2012, 10:03

THis confirms what I always say. In Malta all those people who turn turn to be popular in the public eye do receive an applause as there is a level of entertainment to the public. Serve the public by trying to give them a guaranteed product, and no one wants to know you and they insult you! if that product fails.
What is more he was given immediate service, more than what other patients seem to receive, It is an interesting world we live in. Once again to all students, chose your profession to have a very close contact directly with the general public, and you will recieve a National Award as taking part in the Eurovision and other public places as sitting on a pole attracting attention. I love studying our society.
Just now I red a man complaining about an afternoon of aircraft display but were he lives he has weeks of bangs and bums from fireworks and the related noisy activity. I never understand the huan mind, but it certainly counts to be seen in public than doing an excellent public service unseen to the public!

twanny borg

Sep 29th 2012, 09:30

prosit.......... imma nisperaw li ma gie imwieghed xejn.

Joe M Borg

Sep 29th 2012, 09:10

I really HOPE that the wasting of valuable time of the police force, the ambulance team and the firefighters IS INCLUDED among the charges being brought against this guy! It only makes sense to do so!
Up there where he was, only HIMSELF was in danger, while down here, if he is found guilty, ALL OF US will be. Especially if he is given bail!

J Degabriele

Sep 29th 2012, 08:47

If this man was involved in a similar incident last year, how come he's still running around unsupervised? And for God's sake, how many times do we have to hear that people escaped from police custody? Wasn't he even manacled?

anthony borg

Sep 29th 2012, 08:41

Kella bzonn il gustizja tiftah naqra ghajneja sewwa issa?????? hawn hafna bhal dan jigru ma saqqajn ....

Charles Mangion

Sep 29th 2012, 08:38

was he suppose to have been handcuffed where is the training the police have been given in such situation

donald borg

Sep 29th 2012, 08:37

Any reason why the police did not cuff Mr Calleja?? This is quite evident that the police are to be trained to do a proper job both for their safety and innocent people.

mark borg

Sep 29th 2012, 08:34

WHAT AN ACTOR !

Jay Oatmon

Sep 29th 2012, 07:36

I am wondering if this is not related to drug abuse - it is so bizarre.
Also with a suspect in custody and thought to be violent, restraints should have been used as a standard procedure (tie-wraps or cuffs).

The police were very accommodating with this suspect and the result was a dangerous farce - the force needs to discipline the officer who failed to restrain the suspect, and also set out proper guidelines for handling armed suspect criminals.

M. Degiorgio

Sep 29th 2012, 07:35

Bir-rispett kollhu........... pero' ikkonfermajt iktar kemm mahniex preparati ghal dawn is-sitwazzjonijiet li maz-zmien jistghu jkunu iktar frekwenti....
--------- Min jifli il-filmati sew, jinduna ezatti x'jiena nghid! ------

Ramon Casha

Sep 29th 2012, 06:47

Now proceed with the trial and add a fine for the wasted time of everyone involved.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Sep 29th 2012, 06:28

I wonder if the stabbed MMDNA nurse would also be greeted with applause when she leaves hospital cured of her stab wounds rather than as a corpse.

What a topsy turvy world of values are we living in!

Josef Schembri

Sep 29th 2012, 06:10

probation?

Mark Spiteri

Sep 29th 2012, 01:45

Shouldn't suspects be handcuffed? How did he escape?

Joe Xuereb

Sep 29th 2012, 00:12

Dan l-inċident fakkarni fl-opra ta' Verdi, 'Un giorno di regno' (re għall-jum wieħed biss). Wisq naħseb li parti minnu ried sempliċiment jattira ftit attenzjoni, kif spiss jagħmlu t-tfal żgħar.

Nittamaw li l-infermiera tmur għall-aħjar ma ddumx.

ray vassallo

Sep 28th 2012, 23:08

From villian he turns into a hero. And even recieves an applause!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder what he would have done if he didn't recieve all that attention!

William Wallace

Sep 28th 2012, 22:44

So many lessons should be learnt from this incident. If this man was accompanied by Policemen, how is it that they had no foresight this could happen, even though remotely. Doesn't the Police know, whenever someone falls from a height in their presence, everyone may suspect they are behind that fall, why take a chance? Was procedure followed by these Policemen?, on the other hand if this man has had a similar incident, how is he on the streets, and not under surveillance? For someone, suspected of such a heinous crime and after spending suspended in the air, on the way to the ambulance, has a grin from ear to ear, is not normal. The whole country held its breath. How is it that, the Police did not cuff him, whilst in their custody?, couldn't he had been a danger to those who actually applauded him. Just so seriously farcical.

Marisa Attard

Sep 28th 2012, 20:57

Its getting dark...

Angelo Polidano

Sep 28th 2012, 20:55

I wonder what would have happened if everyone left the scene except a couple of policemen at the front door of the apartments waiting for him to come out!

Anthony Arpa

Sep 28th 2012, 20:30

We have never so far had such expiriances in Malta ..... It looks that all is happening here too , same as we see what is happening in other countries ....