A 40-year-old man from Marsascala faces trial by jury accused of raping his niece who was not yet 12 when the alleged incident happened in 2006.

The proceedings are being held behind closed doors following a request to Mr Justice Michael Mallia by the girl’s family.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.