Charles Debono, 45 of Cospicua, was today acquitted of shooting in the direction of his father Carmelo, two other men and a boy after a court declared that there was no evidence that a gun had been fired.
Carmelo Debono had reported to the police on June 21, 1998 that his son had shot in his direction during a heated argument.
However Magistrate Audrey Demicoli noted that the police had found no gunshot residue on Charles Debono despite taking swabs soon after the alleged incident. Nor was any gun or bullets ever found.