A man who was found eating an ice cream 15 metres away from his house was today fined €700 for breaching bail, because he was supposed to stay indoors.

Pierre Cremona, 40 of Balzan, was arraigned after the police checked on his boathouse in Marfa, where he lives during the summer. They found him 15 metres away.

Sergeant Alan Calleja said the accused was meant to be indoors after 8.30pm but he was outside at 11.30pm.

Mr Cremona told the court that he had a medical problem and needed to regulate his blood sugar levels. That was why he had gone out to buy an ice cream.

Police Inspector Malcolm Bondin said that while this was not a particularly serious breach of bail conditions, it was a breach nonetheless, and the accused should realise such things were not done.

The court fined Mr Cremona €700 and warned him of the consequences of breaching bail.

Mr Cremona is on bail pending a court case for alleged drug possession. Some years ago Mr Cremona's boathouse was the target of a bomb attack. Mr Cremona and a friend were lucky to escape injury.

Lawyers Franco Debono and Veronique Dalli appeared for Mr Cremona.