A magistrate yesterday jailed a man for a month for contempt of court, after he repeatedly said he could not remember his address.

He was being asked for his address so the police could serve him with court summons in connection with a case over his failure to pay alimony to his estranged wife. Luciano Tabone, 58, from Birkirkara, repeatedly told Magistrate Anthony Vella that he did not know the address to the place he was living in. After more than 30 minutes of repeating the same line, Magistrate Vella said it was clear he was trying to fool the court, which amounted to contempt.

The magistrate jailed Mr Tabone for a month, telling him: “I’m sending you to jail for a month where you will have enough time to remember where you live.”

On Wednesday, Mr Tabone appeared before Magistrate Vella, who was presiding over the Family Court, in connection with his separation proceedings. Here it was alleged that Mr Tabone was repeatedly failing to pay alimony.