A 25-year-old Libyan student was this morning charged with assaulting and injuring his French girlfriend yesterday morning.

Alaeddin Taroum, who lives in Naxxar, pleaded not guilty to assaulting and seriously injuring the woman and causing her to fear him at about 10am in her Naxxar apartment.

Magistrate Giovanni Grixti turned down his request for bail at this stage.

Police Inspector Luke Bonello prosecuted while lawyer Mark Anthony Mifsud Cutajar represented the accused.

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