A man who was shot twice in the head in Msida in April, this afternoon turned on the man who stands accused of shooting him and asked 'Why did you do this to me, what did I do to you?"

Vince Muscat, bearing the scars of his injuries, shouted his question twice as the accused, Jonathan Pace, sat impassively in the dock.

The incident happened before Mr Muscat gave his version of the shooting before a judicial assistant in court. The sitting had been due to be held in Mr Muscat's house, because of his condition, but he was well enough to go to court.

He, however, had a depression on the upper part of his head, caused by one of the shots.

Mr Muscat, known as il-Kohhu, is one of the co-accused of the failed HSBC headquarters heist.

In his evidence today, he said he knew the accused from the time he owned Tyson Butcher about two to three years ago.

On the day of the incident he was parking his van outside his home when the accused drove up. Their cars were about 1.4 metres way from one another.

The accused got out and immediately started shooting. He was wearing a hoodie and a mask but he pulled down his mask with his right hand while he fired at him with his left. He then got back in his car, fired again and drove off in reverse, crashing into a wall before escaping.

Mr Muscat recalled how, despite his injuries, he managed to drive to the police station where he sought assistance and also told the police that he wanted to pay back the person who shot him. He was then taken to hospital.

He spent some 16 to 18 days there and underwent a number of operations.

Mr Muscat said he still has part of a bullet lodged in his brain as it could not be removed.

During cross examination by lawyer Giannella de Marco, Mr Muscat said he had been friends with the accused and the Sunday before the shooting they were having tea together at his house.

He said the shots were fired as he was in his car picking up the milk and bread he had bought. The car of the accused drove right up to his van, with the lights off.

He said that he had not initially indicated the accused as a suspect because he feared for his family. He had no idea of the motive of the accused.

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