The police have arrested a 33-year-old foreign man who lives in Sliema, in connection with the murder of 41-year-old mother Caroline Magri.

Ms Magri was found stabbed to death in a bed in a St Julian’s apartment block in Triq George P. Badger at around 5pm yesterday.

Neighbours reportedly heard the woman’s daughter crying out in the street that her mother had been killed.

Police sources said she suffered multiple stab wounds. 

The murder scene was described as being a macabre one. 

Court reports show that the murder suspect, a man from Togo, was arraigned last year over a case of domestic violence involving the same victim.

Both the victim and the suspect were also arraigned last month in connection with a fight in a Floriana apartment.

Meanwhile, the Faculty for Social Wellbeing underlined the importance for the government to continue supporting victims of violence.

It said NGOs like the Victims Support Group was currently filling gaps in service delivery, which, on both a moral and statutory level, should be provided by the State.

"An alternative to this situation is that this NGO is funded adequately and sufficiently," a statement said. 

The Faculty for Social Wellbeing called on the policy makers to work together with frontline NGOs to ensure continuity and sustainability of these essential services and the protection of its citizens.