The sister of a man accused of murdering her husband, her son and another man wants back money she says is hers and which her brother used to pay part of a bail deposit imposed by a magistrate.
In a court application yesterday, Mona Camilleri told Magistrate Tonio Micallef Trigona the €30,000 Jason Galea deposited came from a cleaning business they were partners in.
Half the money was hers and she asked the court to order its return.
Mr Galea is charged with murdering Mario Camilleri, l-Imnieħru, and his 21-year-old son Mario Jr on July 17, 2013 as well as taxi driver Matthew Zahra a year earlier.
Mr Galea paid €30,000 in cash for bail in the case of the Camilleris’ murder and funded the other €30,000 needed by using property as collateral, according to sources close to the law courts. Despite granting bail, the court still ordered that he should remain under house arrest and sign the bail book twice a day.
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