A 44-year-old man from Cospicua has been charged with holding up an 85-year-old man in Cospicua last week.
Bernard Muscat was also charged with stealing up to €2,329 in cash, illegally arresting the man, slightly injuring him, handling stolen items, committing a crime during the operative term of a suspended jail term, relapsing and breaching the conditions of a previous release.
He was remanded in custody.