One of the fathers of five boys killed in a traffic accident in 2005 has described the court sentence handed down to the driver of the car last week as 'a present'.

"We do not want vengeance, just justice", said Nikola Abdilla, whose son Marco, 17, was in the back of the ill-fated car which crashed into a fall on the road from Rabat to Zebbug on October 1, 2005.

Emanuel Vella, father of Emanuel, 16, called for the law to be amended so that when more than one person is killed, the driver can be dondemned to a consecutive jail term for every person killed.

The families suffered another 'dagger' in their hearts two years ago, when the plaque they had placed on the spot where their children died was smashed and the five photos taken.

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http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090927/local/we-do-not-want-vengeance-we-only-want-justice

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